Publisher's Synopsis
The oldest independent periodical in the field, COMPOSITION STUDIES publishes original articles relevant to rhetoric and composition, including those that address teaching college writing; theorizing rhetoric and composing; administering writing programs; and, among other topics, preparing the field's future teacher-scholars. All perspectives and topics of general interest to the profession are welcome. We also publish Course Designs, which contextualize, theorize, and reflect on the content and pedagogy of a course. Contributions to Composing With are invited by the editor, though queries are welcome.
CONTENTS OF COMPOSITION STUDIES 52.2 (Fall 2024): Editors' Introduction: Keeping the Ship Afloat, by Jacob Babb and Zachary Beare AT A GLANCE: We Are What We Teach: Writing Major Requirements Across Institutions by Tim Becker ARTICLES: Student-Authored Textbooks: Challenging Expertise, Establishing Authority, Shaping Discourse by Chris Friend "Talk About, Talk Through, and Reflect" Student-to-Student Interviews as Critical Interventions in Learning Community Assessment by Nicole Guinot Varty and Adrienne Jankens "This is Me, Writing" Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Their Writing Processes Over Time by Chris W. Gallagher Liberalism in Rhetoric and Composition: An Ideological History and (Re)Definition by Matthew Overstreet COURSE DESIGNS: WRIT 5900: Archival Curation and Museology by Mario D'Agostino Transformative Counterstorying in a Rhetorics of Displacement Seminar by Mónica Reyes Anti-Racist and Feminist Pedagogy in Editing and Publishing by Rebecca S. Richards WHERE WE ARE: From On-Campus to Behind-the-Capitol: Transitioning from Academia to State Educational Policy Work by Heidi Estrem Recognizing Your Value by Cheryl E. Ball Ungrateful: The Affective Calculus of Leaving the Tenure Track by Will Kurlinkus Fear, Self-Loathing, and Stress for Breakfast: Escaping Toxicity and Dysfunction in Academia by Shannon Madden Reflections from a Recovering Academic: Offering Guidance, Seeking Accountability, and Inspiring Leaders by Sonia C. Arelleno BOOK REVIEWS: A Writer Reforms (the Teaching of) Writing: Donald Murray and the Writing Process Movement, 1963-1987, by Michael J. Michaud, reviewed by Jainab Tabassum Banu Teachers Talking Writing: Perspectives on Places, Pedagogies, and Programs, by Shane A. Wood, reviewed by Duane Roen Nonnative English-Speaking Teachers of U.S. College Composition: Exploring Identities and Negotiating Difference, edited by Mariya Tseptsura and Todd Ruecker, reviewed by Nasih Alam Distant Readings of Disciplinarity: Knowing and Doing in Composition/Rhetoric Dissertations, by Benjamin Miller, reviewed by Hannah J. Rule Writing STEAM: Composition, STEM, and a New Humanities, edited by Vivian Kao and Julia Kiernan, reviewed by Omar Yacoub
