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Before Shaughnessy : basic writing at Yale and Harvard, 1920-1960 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ritter, Kelly
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2009]
Series:Studies in writing & rhetoric.
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching (Higher) > Case studies.
Report writing > Study and teaching (Higher) > Case studies.
Academic writing > Study and teaching (Higher) > Case studies.
Writing centers > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Locating first-year composition
  • (Re)defining basic in context
  • Before 1960: the rise of the boneheads
  • The "awkward squad" and basic writing at Yale
  • Beyond English A: Harvard's basic writers and "fatherly" advice
  • Looking forward, looking back: locating basic writing today.