Local Knowledges, Local Practices: Writing In the Disciplines at Cornell (Composition, Literacy, and Culture)

Jonathan Monroe (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0822941961 / ISBN 13: 9780822941965

Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, 2003

About this Item

First printing. Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.75", is bound in blue cloth, with stamped green lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xvi/304 pages. "With a stated objective that "any person can find instruction in any study," Cornell exemplifies academic diversity. The institution has a long tradition of excellence in writing and is home to one of the oldest academic writing programs. At the core of Cornell's approach is the idea that writing well is a concern that is not limited to one department or field, but is best approached in a multidisciplinary way.". Seller Inventory # ABE-1691633905777

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Title: Local Knowledges, Local Practices: Writing ...

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Cornell University has stood at the forefront of writing instruction, at least since the publication of William Strunk and E. B. White\u2019s classic, The Elements of Style, in 1918. For the past thirty years Cornell has been the site of a remarkably sustained and successful interdisciplinary approach to writing across the curriculum - a program that now coordinates nearly two hundred courses each semester sponsored by over thirty different departments.<br><br><br>Local Knowledges, Local Practices provides an overview of Cornell\u2019s rich history and distinguished achievements in training students to write well. Including the views of professors representing a variety of disciplines - from animal science to political science, anthropology to philosophy, romance studies to neurobiology - this collection will serve as a resource for anyone interested in broadly conceived, discipline-specific writing instruction.

About the Author:

<b>Jonathan Monroe</b> is professor of comparative literature, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Director of the John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines at Cornell University.