Political Literacy in Composition and Rhetoric : Defending Academic Discourse Against Postmodern Pluralism.
Lazere, Donald.
Political Literacy in Composition and Rhetoric : Defending Academic Discourse Against Postmodern Pluralism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (344 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: The View from Middle America -- 1. Marginality as the New Orthodoxy -- 2. My Teaching Story -- 3. Critical Thinking for Political Literacy -- Part 2: The Excesses of Postmodern Pluralism -- 4. What Ever Happened to Critical Thinking? -- 5. Degrees of Separation from Academic Discourse -- 6. Down with "Clear, Logical Prose"? Ceding Reason to Conservatives -- 7. Bartholomae and Petrosky's Depoliticized Ways of Reading -- 8. Acting Locally, Thinking Locally: The Shrinking of the Public Sphere -- 9. The Resistance to National Standards: Common Core State Standards as the Perfect Storm -- Part 3: Psychological and Sociological Perspectives: Agenda for a Revival -- 10. Why Does All This Still Matter? -- 11. Orality, Literacy, and Political Consciousness -- 12. Sociolinguistics, Political Socialization, and Mass Culture -- 13. Shifting Critical Perspectives on Language and Class -- Conclusion: Theorizing the Lower Middle Class, and Pedagogy of Those Who Support the Oppressor -- Epilogue: A Core Curriculum for Civic Literacy -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Author Biography -- Praise for Political Literacy in Composition and Rhetoric -- Back Cover.
9780809334292
Rhetoric-Politcal aspects.
Discourse analysis-Political aspects.
Creative writing-Political aspects.
Literacy-Political aspects.
Press and politics.
Electronic books.
P301
808.0071
Political Literacy in Composition and Rhetoric : Defending Academic Discourse Against Postmodern Pluralism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (344 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: The View from Middle America -- 1. Marginality as the New Orthodoxy -- 2. My Teaching Story -- 3. Critical Thinking for Political Literacy -- Part 2: The Excesses of Postmodern Pluralism -- 4. What Ever Happened to Critical Thinking? -- 5. Degrees of Separation from Academic Discourse -- 6. Down with "Clear, Logical Prose"? Ceding Reason to Conservatives -- 7. Bartholomae and Petrosky's Depoliticized Ways of Reading -- 8. Acting Locally, Thinking Locally: The Shrinking of the Public Sphere -- 9. The Resistance to National Standards: Common Core State Standards as the Perfect Storm -- Part 3: Psychological and Sociological Perspectives: Agenda for a Revival -- 10. Why Does All This Still Matter? -- 11. Orality, Literacy, and Political Consciousness -- 12. Sociolinguistics, Political Socialization, and Mass Culture -- 13. Shifting Critical Perspectives on Language and Class -- Conclusion: Theorizing the Lower Middle Class, and Pedagogy of Those Who Support the Oppressor -- Epilogue: A Core Curriculum for Civic Literacy -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Author Biography -- Praise for Political Literacy in Composition and Rhetoric -- Back Cover.
9780809334292
Rhetoric-Politcal aspects.
Discourse analysis-Political aspects.
Creative writing-Political aspects.
Literacy-Political aspects.
Press and politics.
Electronic books.
P301
808.0071