Category Archives: Trimbur

Trimbur: Composition and the Circulation of Writing

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Michael

In “Composition and the Circulation of Writing,” John Trimbur critiques the prevalent practice in composition pedagogy of reducing the canon of delivery to mere submission of a paper, which separates writing education from modes of production and delivery and over-emphasizes … 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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