Jay – Beyond Discipline? Globalization and the Future of English

Jay, Paul. “Beyond Discipline? Globalization and the Future of English.” PMLA 116 1 (2001): 32-47. Print. J. begins by noting that the nation-state is in increasingly less and less control of its own cultural change . . . culture isn’t bounded by national boundaries and has become something of a free-floating flow.  This has a profound impact on the institutions of any nation state – education most prominently. J. goes through... Read More

Ballentine – Professional Writing and a ‘Whole New Mind’: Engaging with Ethics, IP, Design, and Globalization

Ballentine, Brian D.. “Professional Writing and a ‘Whole New Mind’:  Engaging with Ethics, Intellectual Property, Design, and Globalization.” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 51.3 (2008): 328-40. Print. Abstract:  This paper describes a new cross-curricular design for an engineering communication course based on four themes: (1) ethics, accountability, and professionalism; (2) intellectual property; (3) design,... Read More

Yancey – Made Not Only in Words

Yancey, Kathleen Blake. “Made Not Only in Words: Composition in a New Key.” College Composition and Communication 56 2 (2004): 297-328. Print. Yancey begins this essay with a recognition that never before have the technologies of writing contributed so quickly to the creation of new genres.  For Yancey these technological developments mirror the development of the reading public in the 19th century as the technological and economic changes... Read More