Dangerous Writing : Understanding the Political Economy of Composition / / Tony Scott.

Building on recent work in rhetoric and composition that takes an historical materialist approach, Dangerous Writing outlines a political economic theory of composition. The book connects pedagogical practices in writing classes to their broader political economic contexts, and argues that the analy...

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Place / Publishing House:Logan, Utah : : Utah State University Press,, 2009.
©2009.
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (202 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Embodying the Social in Writing Education; 1 Professionals and Bureaucrats; 2 Writing the Program: The Genre Function of the Writing Textbook; 3 How "Social" Is Social Class Identification?; 4 Students Working; 5 Writing Dangerously; Appendix A: Initial Questions; Appendix B: Code List; References; Index; About the Author