Writing students : composition testimonials and representations of students /

Writing students : composition testimonials and representations of students /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Helmers, Marguerite H., 1961-
Imprint:	Albany : State University of New York Press, 1994.
Description:	xiii, 171 p.
Language:	English
Series:	SUNY series, literacy, culture, and learning
Subject:	English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher). Teacher-student relationships. College students -- Language. College students -- Language. English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching. Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher) Teacher-student relationships. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1754192

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ISBN:	0791421635 (alk. paper) 0791421643 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Another Brick in the Wall
A Brief History of Representations
A History of Testimonials
2. Can't Get No Satisfaction
The Tone of Testimonials
The Historical Context
The End Result
3. In Her Eyes You See Nothing
The Concept of Deviance
The Metaphor of Illness
The Introduction of the Beginner
4. Unforgettable
A Desire to Go Native
The Creation of Orientalized Students
The Construction of the Beast
A Laugh at the Natives
5. Angels in the Architecture
The Changing Fortunes of Testimonials
The Uses of Power in Discourse
Theory, Practice, and Teacher-Research
The Feminization of Discourse
A Woman Writing
The Rhetoric of Recovery
A Topoi for a Topoi
Notes
Bibliography
Index