Kategoria BISAC: Language Arts & Disciplines >> Writing - General

From Poppycock :

"We artists are an interesting bunch. We think of ourselves as delicate, fragile, and, somehow, special. We are also, often, plagued by the notion that we aren't really up to snuff, which often conflicts with our over-inflated sense of talent and worth in a boisterous conflagration of feelings that will stop us short every time the notion that we might want to create something rears its little head."

Writers (and other artists) love to procrastinate. We spend almost as much time, energy, effort and creativity finding ways not to get started as we do in exercising our...

Keywords in Writing Studies is an exploration of the principal ideas and ideals of an emerging academic field as they are constituted by its specialized vocabulary. A sequel to the 1996 work Keywords in Composition Studies, this new volume traces the evolution of the field's lexicon, taking into account the wide variety of theoretical, educational, professional, and institutional developments that have redefined it over the past two decades.

Contributors address the development, transformation, and interconnections among thirty-six of the most critical terms that make up...

Winner of the 2015 CPTSC Award for Excellence in Program Assessment

Written for those who design, redesign, and assess writing programs, Very Like a Whale is an intensive discussion of writing program assessment issues. Taking its title from Hamlet, the book explores the multifaceted forces that shape writing programs and the central role these programs can and should play in defining college education.
Given the new era of assessment in higher education, writing programs must provide valid evidence that they are serving students, instructors, administrators, alumni,...

"Hospitality and Authoring," a sequel to the Haswells 2010 volume "Authoring," attempts to open the path for hospitality practice in the classroom, making a strong argument for educational use and offering an initial map of the territory for teachers and authors.
Hospitality is a social and ethical relationship not only between host and guest but also between writer and reader or teacher and student. Hospitality initiates, maintains, and completes acts of authoring. This extended essay explores the ways that a true hospitable classroom community can be transformed through assigned...