Authoring A Discipline : Scholarly Journals and the Post-world War Ii Emergence of Rhetoric and Composition

"In this examination of the major American journals in rhetoric and composition published between 1950 and 1990, Maureen Daly Goggin brings to light both the evolution of this discipline and many of the key individuals involved in its development. Drawing on archival and oral evidence, this history offers a comprehensive and systematic investigation of scholarly journals, the editors who directed them, and the authors who contributed to them, demonstrating the influence that publications and participants have had in the emergence of rhetoric and composition as an independent field of study. Goggin considers the complex struggles in which scholars and teachers engaged to stake ground and construct a professional and disciplinary identity. She identifies major debates and controversies that ignited as the discipline emerged and analyzes how the editors and contributors to the major scholarly journals helped to shape, and were, in turn, shaped by the field of rhetoric and composition."--BOOK JACKET. Read more... Content: The transmogrification of rhetoric and the emergence of composition -- Preparing the ground, 1950-1965 -- Sowing the seeds, 1965-1980 -- Fruits of the garden, 1980-1990 -- The gardeners: forty years of editors of and contributors to the journals -- A pot-bound garden: some thoughts on the present state and future directions of rhetoric and composition -- Appendices. Abstract: "In this examination of the major American journals in rhetoric and composition published between 1950 and 1990, Maureen Daly Goggin brings to light both the evolution of this discipline and many of the key individuals involved in its development. Drawing on archival and oral evidence, this history offers a comprehensive and systematic investigation of scholarly journals, the editors who directed them, and the authors who contributed to them, demonstrating the influence that publications and participants have had in the emergence of rhetoric and composition as an independent field of study. Goggin considers the complex struggles in which scholars and teachers engaged to stake ground and construct a professional and disciplinary identity. She identifies major debates and controversies that ignited as the discipline emerged and analyzes how the editors and contributors to the major scholarly journals helped to shape, and were, in turn, shaped by the field of rhetoric and composition."--BOOK JACKET In This Examination Of The Major American Journals In Rhetoric And Composition Published Between 1950 And 1990, Maureen Daly Goggin Brings To Light Both The Evolution Of This Discipline And Many Of The Key Individuals Involved In Its Development. Drawing On Archival And Oral Evidence, This History Offers A Comprehensive And Systematic Investigation Of Scholarly Journals, The Editors Who Directed Them, And The Authors Who Contributed To Them, Demonstrating The Influence That Publications And Participants Have Had In The Emergence Of Rhetoric And Composition As An Independent Field Of Study. Goggin Considers The Complex Struggles In Which Scholars And Teachers Engaged To Stake Ground And Construct A Professional And Disciplinary Identity. She Identifies Major Debates And Controversies That Ignited As The Discipline Emerged And Analyzes How The Editors And Contributors To The Major Scholarly Journals Helped To Shape, And Were, In Turn, Shaped By The Field Of Rhetoric And Composition.--book Jacket. 1. The Transmogrification Of Rhetoric And The Emergence Of Composition -- 2. Preparing The Ground, 1950-1965 -- 3. Sowing The Seeds, 1965-1980 -- 4. Fruits Of The Garden, 1980-1990 -- 5. The Gardeners: Forty Years Of Editors Of And Contributors To The Journals -- 6. A Pot-bound Garden: Some Thoughts On The Present State And Future Directions Of Rhetoric And Composition -- Appendices -- Works Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index. Maureen Daly Goggin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 217-249) And Indexes. Authoring a Discipline traces the post-World War II emergence of rhetoric and composition as a discipline within departments of English in institutions of higher education in the United States. Goggin brings to light both the evolution of this discipline and many of the key individuals involved in its development. Drawing on archival and oral evidence, this history offers a comprehensive and systematic investigation of scholarly journals, the editors who directed them, and the authors who contributed to them, demonstrating the influence that publications and participants have had in the emergence of rhetoric and composition as an independent field of study.

Goggin considers the complex struggles in which scholars and teachers engaged to stake ground and to construct a professional and disciplinary identity. She identifies major debates and controversies that ignited as the discipline emerged and analyzes how the editors and contributors to the major scholarly journals helped to shape, and in turn were shaped by, the field of rhetoric and composition. She also coins a new term--discipliniographer--to describe those who write the field through authoring and authorizing work, thus creating the social and political contexts in which the discipline emerged. The research presented here demonstrates clearly how disciplines are social products, born of political struggles for both intellectual and material spaces.
This study traces the post-World War II emergence of rhetoric and composition as discipline within departments of English in institutions of higher education in the United States. It examines the disciplinary formation through the lens of one of the most important vehicles for this field, its scholarly journals. Covering a forty-year span between 1950 to 1990, this history treats some of the complex struggles in which scholars and teachers have engaged to stake ground and construct a professional and disciplinary identity. In short, this book identifies major debates and controversies ignited as the discipline emerged, traces issues and principles that have been foregrounded, and analyzes how those who directed the journals and those who contributed to them helped to shape, and in turn shaped by, the field of rhetoric and composition. Humanities BOOK COVER 1 TITLE 4 COPYRIGHT 5 CONTENTS 8 FlGURES AND TABLES 12 PREFACE 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 28 CHAPTER 1 THE TRANSMOGRIFICATION OF RHETORIC AND THE EMERGENCE OF COMPOSITION 30 CHAPTER 2 PREPARING THE GROUND, 1950–1965 66 CHAPTER 3 SOWING THE SEEDS, 1965–1980 104 CHAPTER 4 FRUITS OF THE GARDEN, 1980–1990 140 CHAPTER 5 The Gardeners: Forty Years of Editors of and Contributors to the Journals 174 CHAPTER 6 A Pot-Bound Garden: Some Thoughts on the Present State and Future Directions of Rhetoric and Composition 212 APPENDIX A TABLES OF EDITORS AND INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS FOR EACH JOURNAL 238 APPENDIX B CCCC CHAIRS, 1949–2000 242 WORKS CITED 244 AUTHOR INDEX 276 SUBJECT INDEX 282 Contents: Preface. The Transmogrification of Rhetoric and the Emergence of Composition. Preparing the Ground, 1950-1965. Sowing the Seeds, 1965-1980. Fruits of the Garden, 1980-1990. The Gardeners: Forty Years of Editors of and Contributors to the Journals. A Pot-Bound Garden: Some Thoughts on the Present State and Future Directions of Rhetoric and Composition. Appendices: Tables of Editors and Institutional Affiliations for Each Journal. CCCC Chairs, 1949-2000. This volume examines the development of the rhetoric & composition disciplines through a historical analysis of the journals that published scholarship in these areas. For scholars, researchers, teachers, and students of composition & rhetoric.