Moving beyond ecocomposition, this book galvanizes conversations in ecology and writing not with an eye toward homogenization, but with an agenda of firmly establishing the significance of writing research that intersects with ecology. It looks to establish ecological writing studies not just as a legitimate or important form of writing research, but as paramount to the future of writing studies and writing theory. Complex ecologies, writing studies, and new-media/post-media converge to highlight network theories, systems theories, and posthumanist theories as central in the shaping of writing theory, and this study embraces work in these areas as essential to the development of ecological theories of writing. Contributors address ecological theories of writing by way of diverse and promising avenues, united by the underlying commitment to better understand how ecological methodologies might help better inform our understanding of writing and might provoke new theories of writing. Ecology, Writing Theory, and New Media fuels future theoretical conversations about ecology and writing and will be of interest to those who are interested in theories of writing and the function of writing.

Ecology, Writing Theory, And New Media

Sidney I. Dobrin

Technical Writing (For the University of Florida, ENC-2210, Spring 2005)

Pearson

Technical Communication in the 21st Century (Preliminary Edition, 2008)

Pearson/Custom Publishing

Natural Discourse: Toward Ecocomposition

Examines the relationships between language and nature. The first full-length book to address the relationships between environment and discourse, Natural Discourse explains why and how ecocomposition has become such a critical part of composition studies. Beginning by exploring the roots of ecocomposition, including a history of the use of the term ecocomposition, the book then examines ecological aspects of composition studies, and looks at how ecocomposition is informed by ecocriticism, cultural studies, ecofeminism, environmental rhetoric, and composition studies. The authors draw on their own experiences as teachers of writing and outdoor enthusiasts to describe how ecocomposition can address issues of language and nature, public intellectualism, and pedagogy.

Science & Math

Christian R. Weisser

Biological Sciences

State University of New York Press

The title of this collection of original essays, _Don't Call It That: The Composition Practicum_, refers to the battle many composition programs have had to fight to clarify that introductory graduate-level composition courses are more than "how-to-teach-writing" courses; they are, in fact, often sophisticated introductions to a dynamic field of study. According to editor Sidney I. Dobrin, "The new 'practicum' more often than not serves as an introduction to composition theory, to research methodologies, to pedagogical theory, to histories of composition studies as a discipline, and to larger disciplinary questions about writing, not just to teaching writing per se." This collection provides a provocative consideration of the scholarly questions surrounding the practicum. The role theory plays is intrinsically enmeshed with the questions of legitimacy often asked by departments, colleges, and universities: Should students receive credit for the course? Should faculty receive teaching credit for teaching the course? The first book to address the composition practicum as a contested site, _Don't Call It That_ also addresses the connections the site has to larger political questions about composition studies, writing program administration, and the role of theory in the discipline. Contributors: Joe Marshall Hardin, Juan C. Guerra, Anis Bawarshi, bonnie lenore kyburz, Susan Kay Miller, Rochelle Rodrigo, Veronica Pantoja, Duane Roen, Samantha Blackmon, Shirley K. Rose, Kelly Belanger, Sibylle Gruber, Jonathan Bush, Georgina Hill, Jeanne LaHaie, Anne Trubek, Anthony J. Michel, Ruth Overman Fischer, Mary Lou Odom, Michael Bernard-Donals, Stephanie L. Kerschbaum, David Stacey, Joanne Addison, Jeff Rice, Lu Ellen Huntley, Deborah Murray, Rosemary (Gates) Winslow

Don't Call It That: The Composition Practicum

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Writing Situations

Writing Situations Custom Edition For Florida State University

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