Contents
Introduction
The Ethos of Academic Discourse
Thomas Kuhn, Scientism, and English Studies
"Inherent" Ideology, "Universal" History, "Empirical" Evidence, and "Context-Free" Writing: Some Problems in E. D. Hirsch's The Philosophy of Composition (Coauthored with Bruce Herzberg)
Cognition, Convention, and Certainty: What We Need to Know About Writing
College Composition: Initiation Into the Academic Discourse Community
Academic Discourse and Critical Consciousness: An Application of Paulo Freire
William Perry and Liberal Education
What Happens When Basic Writers Come to College?
Composing Processes: An Overview
Foundationalism and Anti-Foundationalism in Composition Studies
What Is a Discourse Community?
Arguing About Literacy
Beyond Anti-Foundationalism to Rhetorical Authority: Problems Defining "Cultural Literacy"
Afterword