Relates an interview with "the contemporary sophist" Stanley Fish, where he discusses John Milton, composition theory, and his role as a social constructionist. (PRA)

Presents an interview with Slavoj Zizek. Notes that what makes Slavoj Zizek so exhilarating to read (and to listen to) is the overwhelming range of subjects - both popular and technical - at his command. Discusses many of his works including books on philosophy and psychoanalytic theory, books and articles on popular culture, and newspaper…

Presents an interview with Noam Chomsky. Discusses his positions on social construction, paradigm shifts, feminist scholarship, teaching, ideology, propaganda, and indoctrination. (RS)

Presents an interview with Richard Rorty. Notes that Rorty's views may surprise some compositionists: "social constructionism" does not refer to any intellectual movement he is aware of; social constructionism does not share the same fundamental assumptions as new pragmatism; writing across the curriculum is a terrible idea; and there…

Presents an interview with Luce Irigaray with an introduction laying the groundwork for an understanding of the theorist as a philosopher, a usually male-identified idiom. (TB)

Presents an interview with Jacques Derrida, discussing rhetoric and composition. Describes Derrida's growth as a writer, proposes a model of composition instruction, discusses problems compositionists should avoid, and comments on a range of other topics, including liberatory learning, social constructionism, logocentrism, and feminism. (SR)

Notes that Judith Butler is arguably one of the world's most influential and innovative scholars dealing with questions of difference, identity, and the role of rhetoric in subject formation. Explores Butler's views on anti-intellectualism and identity relating to sexual orientation. Presents an interview examining many of Butler's writings. (SG)

Presents a conversation with philosopher of science Sandra Harding, a major exponent of "feminist standpoint theory." Argues that objectivity is maximized not by excluding social factors from the production of knowledge but by starting the process of inquiry from an explicitly social location--the lived experience of those traditionally…

Presents a transcript of an interview with the British logician and philosopher Stephen Toulmin. Covers aspects of his various books. Relates his thoughts to the field of composition studies. (HB)

Outlines and comments on the views of Clifford Geertz with regard to ethnography and social construction. Provides a transcript of an interview with Geertz, in which Geertz comments on his technical anthropological writings. Discusses his recent book "Works and Lives," his writing process, persuasive writing, and literary criticism,…

Presents an interview with postcolonial theorist Homi Bhabha, who sees writing as a highly political activity. Discusses: critical literacy as an essential step toward agency, self-representation, and an effective democracy; the role of postcolonial theory; and cultural difference. (RS)

Presents a transcript of an interview with the American feminist and cultural critic bell hooks. Covers aspects of her various writings. Relates her thought to the field of composition studies. (HB)

Presents an interview with feminist social critic Donna Haraway about her call for "cyborg writing," writing that replaces the idea of an authoritative or dominant story with an acknowledgment of the wide range of narratives to be told in science, technology, and other areas. Also questions Haraway about activism for academics, particularly as it…

Describes the views and goals of Paulo Freire. Presents an interview with Freire where he discusses his life, works, writing habits, pedagogy, social ideas, research, critical literacy, and other topics. (PRA)

Presents a transcript of an interview with the American literary theorist and cultural critic Jane Tompkins. Covers aspects of her various writings. Relates her thought to the field of English studies. Analyzes recent trends in college English. (HB)