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Constructing Knowledges: The Politics of Theory-Building and Pedagogy in Composition

By Sidney I. Dobrin

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0791433447, 9780791433447, 9780585075471
LCC
PE1404 .D635 1997
Open Library ID
OL983343M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
481 kB (492085 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

In this thought-provoking and gracefully written new book, Sidney Dobrin examines current debates over the relative value of theoretical and practical knowledges, both in the academy in general and in the discipline of rhetoric and composition. He explores arguments about whether theorizing is an appropriate mode of scholarly inquiry for a field that is primarily informed by practical knowledge, whether theory-building in general speaks to local concerns, and whether the production of theory in composition leads to scholarship that is more obfuscating than illuminating. Ultimately, Dobrin argues that theoretical investigation should be an indispensable form of knowledge-making in composition and that theory and practice must necessarily inform one another.

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