Genre and the invention of the writer : reconsidering the place of invention in composition /
In a focused and compelling discussion, Anis Bawarshi looks to genre theory for what it can contribute to a refined understanding of invention. In describing what he calls "the genre function," he explores what is at stake for the study and teaching of writing to imagine invention as a way...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Utah State University Press,
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In a focused and compelling discussion, Anis Bawarshi looks to genre theory for what it can contribute to a refined understanding of invention. In describing what he calls "the genre function," he explores what is at stake for the study and teaching of writing to imagine invention as a way that writers locate themselves, via genres, within various positions and activities. He argues, in fact, that invention is a process in which writers are acted upon by genres as much as they act themselves. Such an approach naturally requires the composition scholar to re-place invention from the w |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 207 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-202) and index. |
ISBN: | 0874214769 9780874214765 |
Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |