Fragments of Rationality: Postmodernity and the Subject of Composition

by Lester Faigley

An assessment of the study and teaching of writing against the larger theoretical, political and technological upheavals of the past 30 years, Fragments of Rationality asks why composition studies has been less affected by postmodern theory than other humanities and social science disciplines. For Lester Faigley, the very conservativism of composition teaching - which has resisted the challenges of postmodern thought - makes it a revealing object of study.

Genres: Education, Writing, Theory

296 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Jennie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not sure yet... Reading it for my dissertation, but I liked the intro - found it clear, and felt like I understand postmodernism as it relaates to composition studies a little better.