English Studies Reimagined: A New Context for Linguistics, Rhetoric and Composition, Creative Writing, Literature, Cultural Studies, and English Education

by Bruce McComiskey (Editor)

Overview

In this sequel to English Studies: An Introduction to the Discipline(s), editor Bruce McComiskey and contributors from a range of disciplines propose seven principles to reimagine English studies for increased relevance in an increasingly diverse and globalized world.

While social values outside of academia are changing from nationalism to globalization, much of English studies remains entrenched in nationalist discourses. 

From literature and theory to linguistics, writing, and rhetoric, English Studies Reimagined argues that English studies must shift from a limited national orientation to a more global and cosmopolitan one in order to remain culturally and academically relevant to students today.

McComiskey introduces seven principles to reimagine English Studies for increased relevance: 

• Conceive the discipline as a process
• Seek difference
• Expand what counts as literature
• Promote adaptive practices
• Value technology
• Embrace collaboration
• Take a public turn

Each chapter explores a different discipline within English studies from the perspective of difference: linguistics by Jacquelyn Rahman, rhetoric and composition by Victor Villanueva, creative writing by Sarah Sandman, literature and literary criticism by Richard C. Taylor, critical theory and cultural studies by Jeffrey J. Williams, and English education by Tonya B. Perry. All play vital and distinct but interrelated roles in this proposed shift toward a globally oriented English studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814115411
Publisher:	National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Publication date:	03/02/2022
Series:	Refiguring English Studies , #23
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Bruce McComiskey specializes in rhetoric and composition, classical rhetoric, and professional writing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His publications include Microhistories of Composition, Dialectical Rhetoric, Teaching Composition as a Social Process, Gorgias and the New Sophistic Rhetoric, and the edited collection English Studies: An Introduction to the Disciplines.

Table of Contents

Introduction Bruce McComiskey 1

1 Linguistics Jacquelyn Rahman 45

2 Rhetoric and Composition Victor Villanueva 81

3 Creative Writing Sarah E. Sandman 106

4 Literature and Literary Criticism Richard C. Taylor 119

5 Critical Theory and Cultural Studies Jeffrey J. Williams 152

6 English Education Tonya B. Perry 182

Index 197

Editor 209

Contributors 211