Practicing Writing - The Postwar Discourse of Freshman English

Thomas Masters examines a pivotal era--the years following arrival of former soldiers on college campuses thanks to the GI Bill--in the history of the most ubiquitous and most problematic course offered in America: freshman English.

About the author

Thomas M. Masters, an instructor in the School of Education at DePaul University, has led local educators' associations, administered a writing center, developed interdisciplinary programs, and taught composition, literature, speech, and media studies.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas M Masters, Thomas M. Masters
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2004
• EAN: 9780822961574
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6157-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Series: Composition, Literacy, and Culture; Pitt Comp Literacy Culture
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system