Language Arts
Zines in Third Space
Develops third-space theory by engaging with zines produced by feminists and queers of color.
Oral Arguments and Decision Making on the United States Supreme Court
How oral arguments influence the decisions of Supreme Court justices.
Coach
Twenty-five celebrated writers share the encouraging words and timeless wisdom of the coaches who influenced their lives.
Active Voices
Explores the relationship between social movements and rhetorical theory and practice.
Hocąk Teaching Materials, Volume 2
Second volume of instructional materials for learning the original Hochunk language, featuring entire texts and a CD.
Hocak Teaching Materials, Volume 1
Comprehensive bilingual dictionary of the Hochunk language.
Sound-Bite Saboteurs
Argues that the reliance on sound bites in recent political discourse is harmful to the democratic process.
Making Poems
Contemporary poets offer behind-the-scenes perspectives on the poetic process.
Composition and Copyright
Essential copyright resource for teachers and writers, particularly those involved in electronic or new media.
Measured Meals
Provides an alternative history of nutrition in the U.S. that focuses on the power of scientific language.
The Wound and the Witness
Explores the rhetorical functions of torture and the witnessing of torture in both classical texts and contemporary contexts.
Between Speaking and Silence
Explores the question of student silence from students’ perspectives and challenges the conventional wisdom about silent students.
The Passionate Empiricist
Explores John Quincy Adams’s oratorical work in support of government-funded science.
Non-discursive Rhetoric
Examines the role of image and affect in teaching with new digital technologies and multimedia composition.
Writing-Based Teaching
Offers candid, first-hand accounts of what it is like to make writing central to teaching in secondary schools and colleges.
Logic as the Question Concerning the Essence of Language
Aims to transform logic into a reflection on the nature of language.
City of Rhetoric
Examines the relationship of civic discourse to built environments through a case study of the Cabrini Green urban revitalization project in Chicago.
Ecosee
Examines the rhetorical role of images in communicating environmental ideas.
Girls, Feminism, and Grassroots Literacies
Case study of the life of a feminist organization in a changing political and funding climate.
Death in the Classroom
Shows how death education can be brought from the healing professions to the literature classroom.
The Way Literacy Lives
Challenges an autonomous model of literacy instruction in favor of one that recognizes and builds on students’ facility in navigating other rhetorical contexts.
How the Gene Got Its Groove
Traces the rhetorical work of the gene in scientific and nonscientific discourse throughout the twentieth century.
Alterity and Narrative
Intertwines identity and culture to demonstrate how identity is negotiated over a given history.
Participation and Power
Takes a firsthand look at a case of public participation in environmental policy.
Teaching Writing with Latino/a Students
Engages the complexities of teaching Latino/a students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.