Critical Realism and Composition Theory

Informationen zum Autor Donald Judd is an Assistant Professor of English at Pittsburg State University, where he teaches courses on writing, literature, and composition theory. He has published articles on assignment design and Marxism and sustainable development and is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English. Klappentext The field of composition theory has emerged as part of the intellectual turmoil and set of pedagogical debates which have beset higher education for the last four decades and is now revolutionizing the theory and praxis of higher education. This volume examines three of the dominant pedagogical theories within composition theory: expressivist, cognitivist, and social-constructivist and builds its critique on the fact that much of modern composition theory has focused on epistemological concerns while neglecting the ontological foundations of that which is being discussed.Critical Realism and Composition Theory offers an alternative approach to teaching composition. This problem-oriented alternative is designed to lead students beyond the abstract, contemplative description of a problem to an expanded understanding that shows that concerns for justice cannot be addressed intellectually without at the same time confronting the practical constraints that limiting powers of social institutions play in both defining a problem and its social solution. Zusammenfassung This volume examines expressivist, cognitivist, and social-constructivist theories within composition theory: and critiques the epistemological focus of modern composition theory and its neglect of the ontological foundations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Theory/Practice Inconsistencies and Composition Studies2. Critical Realism and Philosophies of Science3. Expressivist Rhetoric and Voluntarism4. Cognitivist Rhetoric and Positivism5. Social-Constructivist Rhetoric and Super-Idealism6. A Rhetoric of Praxis: Toward a Critical Realist Theory of Composition...

Product details

• Authors: Donald Judd, Judd Donald
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.07.2013
• EAN: 9780415524001
• ISBN: 978-0-415-52400-1
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Routledge Studies in Critical Realism Routledge Critical Realism; Routledge Studies in Critical Realism
• Subjects: Guides; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Creative writing and creative writing guides, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General