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Rhetorical Silence, Scholarly Absence, and Tradition RethoughtNotes from an Editorship

Rhetorical Silence, Scholarly Absence, and Tradition RethoughtNotes from an Editorship In this article, Deborah Holdstein exhorts scholars of rhetoric and composition to break new ground by searching for absences — missing topics, little-known but influential scholars, alternative canons — that would enhance the work in the field. Noting that certain topics or scholarly movements take root as original scholarship when in fact others had earlier tilled that scholarly ground, Holdstein uses the specific examples of Wallace W. Douglas and Jewish rhetoric to suggest that there is unique work yet to be done. Holdstein's perspective is shaped by her five-year term as editor of College Composition and Communication and her concern about derivative scholarship rather than work that truly challenges our assumptions. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pedagogy Duke University Press

Rhetorical Silence, Scholarly Absence, and Tradition RethoughtNotes from an Editorship

Holdstein, Deborah H.
Pedagogy , Volume 11 (3) – Oct 1, 2011
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Abstract

In this article, Deborah Holdstein exhorts scholars of rhetoric and composition to break new ground by searching for absences — missing topics, little-known but influential scholars, alternative canons — that would enhance the work in the field. Noting that certain topics or scholarly movements take root as original scholarship when in fact others had earlier tilled that scholarly ground, Holdstein uses the specific examples of Wallace W. Douglas and Jewish rhetoric to suggest that there is unique work yet to be done. Holdstein's perspective is shaped by her five-year term as editor of College Composition and Communication and her concern about derivative scholarship rather than work that truly challenges our assumptions.

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Pedagogy – Duke University Press

Published: Oct 1, 2011

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    Bernard-Donals, Michael
  • Composition Is Not Rhetoric
    Crowley, Sharon
  • Barrett Wendell and the Contradictions of Composition
    Douglas, Wallace
  • Notes Towards an Ideology of Composition
  • On the Crisis in Composition
  • Rhetoric for the Meritocracy
  • Audience Addressed/Audience Invoked: The Role of Audience in Composition Studies
    Ede, Lisa; Lunsford, Andrea
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  • The Freshman Anthology: Its Virtues and Shortcomings
  • The Future of CCCC: An Informal Discussion
  • On History: A Rebellious Take on African-American History
    Hahn, Steven
  • The Ironies of Ethos
    Holdstein, Deborah H.
  • The Religious Ideology of Composition Studies
  • Preparing College Teachers
  • CCCC 2009: An Argument for Aesthetics
    Schuster, Charles