A Rhetoric of Doing: Essays on Written Discourse in Honor of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Witte, Stephen P. / Nakadate, Neil / Cherry, Roger Dennis, PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, Concerned with both the nature and the practice ong>ofong> discourse, the eighteen ong>essaysong> collected here treat rhetoric as a dynamic enterprise ong>ofong> inquiry, exploration, and application, and in doing so reflect James L. Kinneavy's firm belief in the vital relationship between theory and practice, his commitment to a spirit ong>ofong> accommodation and assimilation that promotes the development ong>ofong> ever more powerful theories and ever more useful practices. A thorough introduction provides the reader with clear summaries ong>ofong> the ong>essaysong> by leading-edge theorists, researchers, and teachers ong>ofong> writing and rhetoric. A "field context" for the ideas presented in this book is provided through the division ong>ofong> the various chapters into four major sections that focus on classical rhetoric and rhetorical theory in historical contexts; on dimensions ong>ofong> discourse theory, aspects ong>ofong> discourse communities, and the sorts ong>ofong> knowledge people access and use in producing written texts; on writing in school-related contexts; and on several dimensions ong>ofong> nonacademic writing. A fifth section contains a bibliographic survey and an appreciation ong>ofong> James Kinneavy's work. The exceptional range ong>ofong> these ong>essaysong> makes "A Rhetoric ong>ofong> Doing "an ecumenical examination ong>ofong> the current state ong>ofong> mind in rhetoric and written communication, a survey and description ong>ofong> what discourse and those in the field ong>ofong> discourse are, in fact, doing.