1st Edition
Authoring A Discipline Scholarly Journals and the Post-world War Ii Emergence of Rhetoric and Composition
By Maureen Daly Goggin
Copyright 2000
296 Pages
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Routledge
290 Pages
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Routledge
296 Pages
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Routledge
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Authoring a Discipline traces the post-World War II emergence of rhetoric and composition as a discipline within departments of English in institutions of higher education in the United States. Goggin brings to light both the evolution of this discipline and many of the key individuals involved in its development. Drawing on archival and oral evidence, this history offers a comprehensive and... Read more
Contents: Preface. The Transmogrification of Rhetoric and the Emergence of Composition. Preparing the Ground, 1950-1965. Sowing the Seeds, 1965-1980. Fruits of the Garden, 1980-1990. The Gardeners: Forty Years of Editors of and Contributors to the Journals. A Pot-Bound Garden: Some Thoughts on the Present State and Future Directions of Rhetoric and Composition. Appendices: Tables of Editors and Institutional Affiliations for Each Journal. CCCC Chairs, 1949-2000.
Biography
Maureen Daly Goggin
"This book will no doubt provoke serious thought about the means and the methods of our continuing communicative enterprise."
—Rhetoric Review
