Genre In The New Rhetoric / Edition 1

by Aviva Freedman, Peter Medway

Overview

Since The Mid-1980s The Notion Of "Genre" Has Been Dramatically Redefined. This redefinition has prompted theorists and scholars alike to analyze the shaping power of language and culture, and the interplay between the individual and the social.; Recent work in genre studies has drawn upon ideas and developments from a wide range of intellectual disciplines including 20th-century rhetoric, literary theory, sociology and philosophy of science, critical discourse analysis, education and cultural studies. In this text, leading theorists reflect and capitalize on the growing interest in genre studies across these allied fields, and examine the powerful implications this reconception of genre has on both research and teaching.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748402564
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/23/1994
Series:	Critical Perspectives on Literacy and Education Series
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1420L (what's this?)

About the Author

Aviva Freedman, Peter Medway

Table of Contents

Introduction: Locating Genre Studies: Antecedents and Prospects. Genre Theory: Genre as a Social Action; Anyone for Tennis?; Rhetorical Community: The Cultural Basis of Genre; Systems of Genres and the Enactment of Social Intentions. Research into Public and Professional Genres: The Lab vs. the Clinic: Sites of Competing Genres; On Definition and Rhetorical Genre; A Genre Map of R & D Knowledge Production for the US Department of Defense; Observing Genres in Action: Toward a Research Methodology; Genre and the Pragmatic Concept of Background Knowledge. Applications in Education: An Arousing and Fulfillment of Desires: The Rhetoric of Genre in the Process Era...and Beyond; Do as I Say: The Relationship between Teaching and Learning New Genres; Traffic in Genres, In Classrooms and Out.

Editorial Reviews

An anthology of ground-breaking articles and recent pieces by leading theorists, reflecting growing interest in genre studies across disciplines such as literary theory, sociology, philosophy of science, and educational and cultural studies. Essays examine the shaping power of language, the relationship between language and culture, and the interplay between the individual and the social, and discuss the implications this reconception of genre has on research and teaching. Of interest to teachers and sociolinguists. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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