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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966385803321

Autore

Dobrin Sidney I. <1967->

Titolo

Natural discourse : toward ecocomposition / / Sidney I. Dobrin, Christian R. Weisser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2002

ISBN

9780791488690

0791488691

9780585463186

0585463182

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WeisserChristian R. <1970->

Disciplina

808/.066333

Soggetti

Nature study

Academic writing - Study and teaching

Interdisciplinary approach in education

Ecology - Authorship - Study and teaching

Natural history - Authorship - Study and teaching

Environmental literature - Authorship - Study and teaching

English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Ecocomposition -- The Evolution of Ecocomposition -- Ecology and Composition -- Ecocomposition and Activist Intellectualism -- Ecocomposition Pedagogy -- Ecocomposition: Perspectives, Perceptions, and Possibilities -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first full-length book to address the relationships between environment and discourse, Natural Discourse explains why and how ecocomposition has become such a critical part of composition studies. Beginning by exploring the roots of ecocomposition, including a history of the use of the term ecocomposition, the book then examines ecological aspects of composition studies, and looks at how ecocomposition is informed by ecocriticism, cultural studies, ecofeminism, environmental rhetoric, and composition studies. The



authors draw on their own experiences as teachers of writing and outdoor enthusiasts to describe how ecocomposition can address issues of language and nature, public intellectualism, and pedagogy.