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OverviewGreg Giberson and Tom Moriarty have collected a rich volume that offers a state-of-the-field look at the question of the undergraduate writing major, a vital issue for compositionists as the discipline continues to evolve. What We Are Becoming provides an indispensable resource for departments and WPAs who are building undergraduate majors. Contributors to the volume address a range of vital questions for undergraduate programs, including such issues as the competition for majors within departments, the job market for undergraduates, varying focuses and curricula of such majors, and the formation of them in departments separate from English. Other chapters discuss the importance of flexibility, consider arguments for a rhetorical or civic discourse core for the writing major, address the relationship between rhetoric and composition majors, and review the role of multiliteracies in the major. The field of composition has not come to a consensus on the shape, content, or focus of the undergradutate major. But as individual programs develop and refine their curricula, one thing has become clear: we must think about them in ways that go beyond our particular circumstances, theorize them in ways that secure their place on our campuses and in our discipline for years to come. What We Are Becoming is an effort to do just that. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Greg Giberson , Thomas A. MoriartyPublisher: Utah State University Press Imprint: Utah State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.495kg ISBN: 9780874217636ISBN 10: 0874217636 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 01 January 2010 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis collection makes a vital contribution to the field and is an indispensable resource for building undergraduate writing majors. --Janice M. Lauer This collection makes a vital contribution to the field and is an indispensable resource for building undergraduate writing majors.<br> --Janice M. Lauer Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |