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Lanham, Richard A. – ADE Bulletin, 1979
Three key areas of confusion in the English department--composition, curriculum, and humanism--can be resolved by marshaling ideas from social dramatism, games theory, and sociobiology. (DD)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Departments, Higher Education, Humanism
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Carolyn Miller's oft-cited "Humanistic Rationale for Technical Writing," published in 1979, tries to give technical communication faculty more cultural capital in English departments controlled by literature professors. Miller replaces a positivistic emphasis in technical communication pedagogy with rhetoric. She shows how technical knowledge is…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, English Departments, Cultural Capital, Intellectual Disciplines
Waller, Gary F. – ADE Bulletin, 1985
Responds to Richard Ekman's criticism of poststructuralism and discusses three strands of a poststructuralist English curriculum. (EL)
Descriptors: College English, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems, Educational Theories
