Personally Speaking : Experience as Evidence in Academic Discourse /

Responding to contemporary discussion about using personal accounts in academic writing, Personally Speaking: Experience as Evidence in Academic Discourse draws on classical and current rhetorical theory, feminist theory, and relevant examples from both published writers and first-year writing stude...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spigelman, Candace, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching.
Academic writing > Study and teaching.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
Écriture savante > Étude et enseignement.
Autobiography > Authorship > Study and teaching (Higher)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Responding to contemporary discussion about using personal accounts in academic writing, Personally Speaking: Experience as Evidence in Academic Discourse draws on classical and current rhetorical theory, feminist theory, and relevant examples from both published writers and first-year writing students to illustrate the advantages of blending experiential and academic perspectives. Candace Spigelman examines how merging personal and scholarly worldviews produces useful contradictions and contributes to a more a complex understanding in academic writing. This rhetorical move allows for greate.
Physical Description:1 online resource (205 pages).
ISBN:9780809388721

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