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 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)

Discusses the theory/antitheory debate in the discipline of rhetoric and composition. Urges refocusing the debate away from the relative value of various modes of inquiry and whether any given theoretical discussion adequately informs pedagogy. Advocates defining the field in its largest context. Maintains that theory empowers the discipline as a…

Discusses the author's 1991 conference speech that argued that if postmodern discourse has taught us anything, it is that "rhetoric" is at the center of all knowledge making, even in the sciences. Addresses the future of composition as a discipline and whether scholars in the field will position themselves as "enemies" or as "adversaries" in this…