Dangerous Writing Understanding the Political Economy of Composition

• Main Author: Scott, Tony (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University Press of Colorado 2009
• Subjects: Teacher training; Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Language & Literature; Education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Building on recent work in rhetoric and composition that takes an historical materialist approach, Dangerous Writing outlines a political economic theory of composition. The book connects pedagogical practices in writing classes to their broader political economic contexts, and argues that the analy...