Reflecting on the Liberal Reflex: Rhetoric and the Politics of Acknowledgement in Basic Writing
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| Title: | Reflecting on the Liberal Reflex: Rhetoric and the Politics of Acknowledgement in Basic Writing |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Pavesich, Matthew |
| Source: | Journal of Basic Writing (CUNY). Fall 2011 30(2):84-109. |
| Availability: | Kingsborough Community College City University of New York. Available from: Boyd Printing Company, Inc. 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210. Tel: 800-877-2693; Tel: 518-436-9686; e-mail: info@boydprinting.com; Web site: http://www.boydprinting.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 26 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Basic Writing, Rhetoric, Political Attitudes, Politics of Education, Social Justice, College Programs, Program Development, Urban Universities |
| Geographic Terms: | Illinois |
| ISSN: | 0147-1635 |
| Abstract: | In the 1990s, leading rhetoric and composition scholars criticized basic writing programs for their "liberalism." Basic writing had its defenders, however, and the ensuing debate exposed deep rifts in the field. This article argues that neither side in this formative debate nor the more recent alternative models of teaching basic writing manage to escape liberal hegemony. By combining political theory with rhetoric/composition scholarship, and relying on examples from recent changes to the basic writing program at Roosevelt University, I propose an approach to basic writing that combines rhetorical pedagogy with a new politics of acknowledgement in order to simultaneously concede and resist the university's inevitable liberalism. (Contains 7 notes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 44 |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Access URL: | https://orgs.tamu-commerce.edu/cbw/cbw/JBW.html |
| Accession Number: | EJ988211 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In the 1990s, leading rhetoric and composition scholars criticized basic writing programs for their "liberalism." Basic writing had its defenders, however, and the ensuing debate exposed deep rifts in the field. This article argues that neither side in this formative debate nor the more recent alternative models of teaching basic writing manage to escape liberal hegemony. By combining political theory with rhetoric/composition scholarship, and relying on examples from recent changes to the basic writing program at Roosevelt University, I propose an approach to basic writing that combines rhetorical pedagogy with a new politics of acknowledgement in order to simultaneously concede and resist the university's inevitable liberalism. (Contains 7 notes.) |
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| ISSN: | 0147-1635 |
