Category Archives: Carnival

Carnival on Kopelson: The Pedagogical Imperative and Borrowing Theory

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Michael

After reading Karen Kopelson’s “Sp(l)itting Images; or, Back to the Future of (Rhetoric and?) Composition” (CCC 59.4), I was even more excited that Derek called for a carnival on the article. Kopelson’s article inquires into the “pedagogical imperative” that graduate … Continue reading →

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CCCarnival: Kobelson’s Sp(l)itting Images

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Michael

Derek’s made a call for a carnival on Karen Kopelson’s “Sp(l)itting Images; or, Back to the Future of (Rhetoric and?) Composition” (CCC 59.4, June 2008). Read the article and join! I’ll be reading it shortly and posting about it soon, … Continue reading →

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linking trimbur and sirc

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Michael

I didn’t even think about this, but Jeff Ward does a great job of linking Trimbur’s article to the work of Geoffrey Sirc, writing: Geof’s mission, or at least my take on it based in direct conversation as well as … Continue reading →

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my contribution to the carnival

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Michael

Here’s my carnival contribution on John Trimbur’s article “Changing the question: Should writing be studied?” (Composition Studies 31.1, Spring 2003): The discussion so far is pretty rich (see my previous post for a list of other contributors; Ten Minutes a … Continue reading →

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joining the trimbur carnival

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Michael

I just read the John Trimbur article “Changing the question: Should writing be studied?” for the carnival this month, which I’m a bit intimidated by. There’s already been a variety of responses: • Jan 27: Yellow Dog • Jan 27: … Continue reading →

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