Samuels, Robert, authorUtah State University Press, publisher2017-09-252017-09-252017https://hdl.handle.net/10217/184090Includes bibliographical references and index.Drawing from pivotal texts in the field of writing studies, The Politics of Writing Studies shows how the use and abuse of contingent faculty at institutions of higher education affect the efficacy and perceived status of composition programs at universities and colleges in the United States.--Provided by publisher.Introduction -- Contingent labor, writing studies, and writing about writing -- The politics of transfer: grades, meritocracy, and genre in Anne Beaufort's College writing and beyond: a new framework for university writing -- Metacognition and cynical conformity in writing across contexts -- Genre as social conformity: Charles Bazerman after postmodernity -- Writing theory, forgetting labor: Sid Dobrin and the posthuman subject -- Conclusion: collective action to reinvent the university.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.Universities and colleges -- United States -- FacultyCollege teachers, Part-time -- United StatesEnglish language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United StatesTextAccess 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.