Writing groups : history, theory, and implications /

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Author / Creator:Gere, Anne Ruggles, 1944- author.
Imprint:Carbondale : Published for the Conference on College Composition and Communication [by] Southern Illinois University Press, [1987]
©1987
Description:1 online resource (184 pages).
Language:English
Series:Studies in writing & rhetoric
Studies in writing & rhetoric.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11242499
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ISBN:9780809390823
0809390825
0809313545
9780809313549
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:Drawing upon previously unpublished archival materials as well as historical accounts, Gere traces the history of writing groups in America, from their origins over a century ago to their recent reappearance in the works of Macrorie, Elbow, Murray, and others. From this historical perspective Gere examines the theoretical foundations of writing groups, challenging the traditional concept of writing as an individual performance. She offers instead a broader view of authorship that includes both individual and social dimensions, with implications not only for the teaching of composition but al.
Other form:Print version: Gere, Anne Ruggles. Writing groups : history, theory, and implications. Carbondale : Published for the Conference on College Composition and Communication [by] Southern Illinois University Press, [1987] xiv, 165 pages ; 22 cm. Studies in writing & rhetoric 9780809313549