A Contributing Listener and Other Composition Wives: Reading and Writing the Feminine Metaphors in Composition Studies.

Reichert, Pegeen

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ERIC Number: EJ519655

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Publication Date: 1996

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A Contributing Listener and Other Composition Wives: Reading and Writing the Feminine Metaphors in Composition Studies.

Reichert, Pegeen

JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, v16 n1 p141-57 1996

Draws on Susan Miller's distinction between "feminist composition studies" and "feminine composition studies" to raise concerns about the perception, place, and role of composition studies in English departments. Examines the feminine metaphors used in composition theory and research. (TB)

Descriptors: English Departments, Feminism, Higher Education, Metaphors, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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