The End of Composition Studies

by David W. Smit

Book Overview

In this provocative and persuasive treatise, David W. Smit calls for an end to the hegemony of writing instruction as an academic field. Setting forth an innovative new model for what it means to be a writing teacher in the era of writing across the curriculum, The End of Composition Studies urges a reconceptualization of graduate work in rhetoric and composition, systematically critiques the limitations of current pedagogical practices at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809325853
• ISBN13: 9780809325856
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"