English composition as a happening / / Geoffrey Sirc.
What happened to the bold, kicky promise of writing instruction in the 1960s? The current conservative trend in composition is analyzed allegorically by Geoffrey Sirc in this book-length homage to Charles Deemer's 1967 article, in which the theories and practices of Happenings artists (multi-di...
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| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | What happened to the bold, kicky promise of writing instruction in the 1960s? The current conservative trend in composition is analyzed allegorically by Geoffrey Sirc in this book-length homage to Charles Deemer's 1967 article, in which the theories and practices of Happenings artists (multi-disciplinary performance pioneers) were used to invigorate college writing. Sirc takes up Deemer's inquiry, moving through the material and theoretical concerns of such pre- and post-Happenings influences as Duchamp and Pollock, situationists and punks, as well as many of the Happenings artists proper |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-309) and index. |
| ISBN: | 128326689X 9786613266897 0874214637 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Geoffrey Sirc. |