Fragments of Rationality: Postmodernity and the Subject of Composition / Edition 1

by Lester Faigley

Overview

In an insightful assessment of the study and teaching of writing against the larger theoretical, political, and technological upheavals of the past thirty years, Fragments of Rationality questions why composition studies has been less affected by postmodern theory than other humanities and social science disciplines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780822954927
Publisher:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date:	12/22/1992
Series:	Composition, Literacy, and Culture
Edition description:	1
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

Editorial Reviews

"Very much like reading Foucault at his clearest and most convincing. This book is written with real authority, and it makes sense in all sorts of ways."
—James Slevin, Georgetown University

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