The Presence of Others: Voices and Images That Call for Response - Softcover

Lunsford, Andrea A.; Ruszkiewicz, John J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312404344 ISBN 13: 9780312404345

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003

Synopsis

Presenting widely varying opinions on provocative topics, The Presence of Others invites every student to enter a dialogue with the readings and with accompanying commentaries from the editors, student writers, and experts in other disciplines and fields. Noted scholars Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz -- whose takes on political and academic culture differ markedly -- have selected a range of visual and written texts that cover issues of importance in academic and public life, from education to ethics, science and technology to American cultural myths. With its diverse selection of ideas, The Presence of Others encourages students to respond thoughtfully to arguments and to move toward excellence in articulating and supporting their own positions.

About this title

About the Author:

ANDREA A. LUNSFORD is Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of English and Director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University and also teaches at the Bread Loaf School of English. A past chair of CCCC, she has won the major publication awards in both the CCCC and MLA. For Bedford/St. Martin's she is the author of The St. Martin's Handbook, Sixth Edition (2007), Easy Writer, Third Edition (2006), and The Everyday Writer, Third Edition (2004); Everything's an Argument, Fourth Edition (2007) with John J. Ruszkiewicz; and Everything's an Argument (with Readings), Fourth Edition (2007) with John J. Ruszkiewicz and Keith Walters.

JOHN J. RUSZKIEWICZ is professor of rhetoric and composition and director of the division of rhetoric and composition at the University of Texas at Austin. For Bedford/St. Martin's, he is the author of Everything's an Argument and Everything's an Argument with Readings (2007), with Andrea Lunsford and Keith Walters.

Review:

"I appreciate the way the readings are in conversation with each other -- even the ones that are not a specific pro-con debate. Students can see links and ties across disciplines and boundaries.

-- Jamili Omar, Cy-Fair College

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312404344
• ISBN 13: 9780312404345
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 808