CCR691 – Week Four – Rhetorical Analysis

Richard Leo Enos Rhetoric Review, Vol. 25. No. 4, 357-87 This piece is a collection of reflections by noted rhetoric scholars on the development of rhetorical analysis.  In the general sense, most of the writers situate their understanding of the genesis of the field in terms of the following authors:  Wichelns, Black, Bitzer, and the explosion of authors during the social reclamation efforts of the 80s and 90s.  To move forward, I’ll highlight... Read More

CCR691 – Week 3 – Ch. 2 Blog for Comment

Chapter 2 : Poetics and Narrativity:  How Texts Tell Stories – Phillip Eubanks Main Claims / Executive Summary In this chapter, Eubanks sets out to reclaim narrative and metaphorical criticism from the hands of “traditional poetics” in order to recognize how influential narrative and metaphor are to the creation of meaning in daily life. To achieve this, he begins by grounding  the all-pervasiveness of narrativity in two areas:... Read More

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Composition Research Agendas in the 1960s and 1970s Richard Lloyd-Jones History, Reflection, and Narrative: The Professionalization of Composition, 1963-1983 This relatively short piece discusses one veteran rhet/comp professor’s experience with administering writing research for national organizations like NCTE, NAEP, and other groups during the 1960s.  In his introduction, Lloyd-Jones notes a key theme that is spun throughout his essay: namely,... Read More