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Including interviews with several of America's leading environmental writers, this volume addresses the intersections between writing and nature.

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Author:   Sidney I. Dobrin ,  Christopher J. Keller
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780791463321

ISBN 10:   079146332
Pages:   389
Publication Date:   27 January 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Why Writing Environments: An Introduction Sidney I. Dobrin and Christopher J. Keller Taking Back the Language: An Interview with Annette Kolodny Where Writing Takes Place: A Response to Annette Kolodny Lynn Worsham Developing Feminist-Environmental Rhetorics: A Response to Annette Kolodny Elizabeth A. Flynn Response to Flynn and Worsham Annette Kolodny Writing Activism: An Interview with Rick Bass Avenues of Activism: A Response to Rick Bass Christian R. Weisser The Active Voice Sid Dobrin Writing Nature, Making Connections: An Interview with David Quammen Natural Diversity: A Response to David Quammen Christopher Schroeder Of Gardens and Classrooms, Plants and Discourse: A Response to David Quammen Christopher J. Keller Writing with Intent: An Interview with Janisse Ray Making Arguments: A Response to Janisse Ray Julie Drew Ecocomposition, Activist Writing, and Natural Ecosystems: A Response to Janisse Ray Eric Otto The Quest for Truth: An Interview with Max Oelschlaeger Mapping Babel: A Response to Max Oelschlaeger M. Jimmie Killingsworth In Response to Max Oelschlaeger Derek Owens A Reconsideration of Wild Discourse: Response to Killingsworth and Owens Max Oelschlaeger Writing the Native American Life: An Interview with Simon Ortiz Rethinking Responsibility: A Response to Simon Ortiz Scott Richard Lyons Dear Simon: A Response to Simon Ortiz Malea Powell Stories for the Earth: An Interview with Scott Russell Sanders The Grounded Voice: A Response to Scott Russell Sanders Lezlie Laws One Tribe among the Host of Living Tribes: A Response to Scott Russell Sanders Sushil K. Oswal Ecocriticism, Writing, and Academia: An Interview with Cheryll Glotfelty Writing, Nature, and Composing Bridges: A Response to Cheryll Glotfelty Kaye Adkins Where the Fusang Grows: A Response to Cheryll Glotfelty Dean Swinford Response to Adkins and Swinford Cheryll Glotfelty Writing Natural History: An Interview with Ann Zwinger Rambling: A Response to Ann Zwinger Randall Roorda The Mud Puddle and the Rose: A Response to Ann Zwinger Annie Merrill Ingram Response to Roorda and Ingram Ann Zwinger Writing the Scientific Life: An Interview with Edward O. Wilson Contradictory Stances toward Interdisciplinarity: A Response to E. O. Wilson from a Rhetorician of Science J. Blake Scott Science, the Humanities, and the Public Intellectual: A Response to E. O. Wilson Christian R. Weisser Contributors Index

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Sidney I. Dobrin is Associate Professor of English and Director of Writing Programs at the University of Florida. He has published many books, including (with Christian R. Weisser) Natural Discourse: Toward Ecocomposition, also published by SUNY Press. Christopher J. Keller is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Texas-Pan American.

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