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ISBN: | 1336153881 9781336153882 9780809390953 0809390957
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Notes: | Other Books in the CCCC Studies in Writing & Rhetoric SeriesBack Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-142) and index. Print version record.
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Summary: | In this pointed appraisal of composition studies, Donna Strickland contends the rise of writing program administration is crucial to understanding the history of the field. Noting existing histories of composition studies that offer little to no exploration of administration, Strickland argues the field suffers from a "managerial unconscious" that ignores or denies the dependence of the teaching of writing on administrative structures. The Managerial Unconscious in the History of Composition Studies is the first book to address the history of composition studies as a profession rather than foc.
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Other form: | Print version: Strickland, Donna. Managerial Unconscious in the History of Composition Studies. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2011 9780809330263
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