The first full-length book to address the relationships between environment and discourse, Natural Discourse explains why and how ecocomposition has become such a critical part of composition studies. Beginning by exploring the roots of ecocomposition, including a history of the use of the term ecocomposition, the book then examines ecological aspects of composition studies, and looks at how ecocomposition is informed by ecocriticism, cultural studies, ecofeminism, environmental rhetoric, and composition studies. The authors draw on their own experiences as teachers of writing and outdoor enthusiasts to describe how ecocomposition can address issues of language and nature, public intellectualism, and pedagogy.
Cuprins
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Edward M. White
Chapter 1: Ecocomposition
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Ecocomposition
Chapter 3: Ecology and Composition
Chapter 4: Ecocomposition and Activist Intellectualism
Chapter 5: Ecocomposition Pedagogy
Chapter 6: Ecocomposition: Perspectives, Perceptions, and Possibilities
Notes
References
Index
Despre autor
Sidney I. Dobrin is Associate Professor of English and the Director of Writing Programs at the University of Florida.
Christian R. Weisser is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. They are the coeditors of
Ecocomposition, also published by SUNY Press.