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Publication Date: 2013
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In Support of Failure
Carr, Allison
Composition Forum, v27 Spr 2013
In this essay, I propose a concerted effort to begin devising a theory and pedagogy of failure. I review the discourse of failure in Western culture as well as in composition pedagogy, ultimately suggesting that failure is not simply a judgement or indication of rank but is a relational, affect-bearing concept with tremendous relevance to composition studies.
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Failure, Writing (Composition), Instruction, Academic Discourse, Higher Education, Writing Processes, Academic Achievement
Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition. e-mail: cf@compositionforum.com; Web site: http://compositionforum.com
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Language: English
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