Critical Expressivism: Theory and Practice in the Composition Classroom

Edited by Tara Roeder and Roseanne Gatto Perspectives on Writing Series Editor, Susan H. McLeod Information and Pricing 978-1-60235-651-1 (paperback, $32); 978-1-60235-652-8 (hardcover, $65); 978-1-60235-653-5 (pdf, $20) © 2015 Tara Roeder and Roseanne Gatto. 315 pages with illustrations and bibliographies. Bookstores: Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. Description Critical Expressivism: Theory and Practice in the Composition Classroom is an ambitious attempt to re-appropriate intellectual territory that has more often been charted by its detractors than by its proponents. Indeed, as Peter Elbow observes in his contribution to this volume, "As far as I can tell, the term 'expressivist' was coined and used only by people who wanted a word for people they disapproved of and wanted to discredit." The editors and contributors to this collection invite readers to join them in a new conversation, one informed by "a belief that the term expressivism