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Author Gold, David, 1966-

Title Rhetoric at the margins : revising the history of writing instruction in American colleges, 1873-1947 / David Gold
Published Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 199 pages)
Contents Introduction: Beyond ideology in rhetoric and composition historiography -- Integrating traditions at a private Black college -- Balancing tensions at a public women's university -- Challenging orthodoxies at a rural normal college -- Conclusion: History matters
Summary Rhetoric at the Margins: Revising the History of Writing Instruction in American Colleges, 1873-1947 examines the rhetorical education of African American, female, and working-class college students in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The rich case studies in this work encourage a reconceptualization of both the history of rhetoric and composition and the ways we make use of it. Author David Gold uses archival materials to study three types of institutions historically underrepresented in disciplinary histories: a black liberal arts college in rural E
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-190) and index
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Subject English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- History
Education, Higher -- United States -- History
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
Education, Higher
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching
Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher)
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781435663589
1435663586
9780809387250
0809387255
1299454666
9781299454668