Macauley, William J., Jr., editorAnglesey, Leslie R., editorEdwards, Brady, editorLambrecht, Kathryn M., editorLovas, Phillip, editorUtah State University Press, publisher2021-09-152021-09-152021https://hdl.handle.net/10217/233904Includes bibliographical references and index.Articulates identity and role dissonances experienced by composition and rhetoric teaching assistants and reimagines the TAship within a larger professional development process. Current researchers and scholars have not fully explored the liminality of the profession's traditional path to credentialing.--Provided by publisher.Introduction: rhetoric and composition TA observed, observing, observer / by William J. Macauley, Jr. -- Imitation, innovation, and the training of TAs / by Lew Caccia -- Multimodal analysis and the composition TAship: exploring embodied teaching in the writing classroom / by Lillian Campbell and Jaclyn Fiscus-Cannaday -- Disciplinarity, enculturation and teaching identities: how composition and literature TAs respond to TA training / by Jennifer K. Johnson -- The graduate teaching assistant as assistant WPA: navigating the hazards of liminal terrain between the role of "student" and the role of "authority figure" / by Kylee Thacker Maurer and Faith Matzker with Ronda Leathers Dively -- The invisible TA: disclosure, liminality, and repositioning disability within TA programs / by Rachel Donegan -- From imposter to "double agent": leveraging liminality as expertise / by Kathryn M. Lambrecht -- Beyond "good teacher"/"bad teacher": generative self-efficacy and the composition and rhetoric TAship / by Megan Schoettler and Elizabeth Saur.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Graduate teaching assistantsEnglish language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher)Academic writing -- Study and teachingStanding at the threshold: working through liminality in the composition and rhetoric TAshipTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.