Transforming English Studies: New Voices in an Emerging Genre

Edited by Lori Ostergaard, Jeff Ludwig, and Jim Nugent Lauer Series in Rhetoric and Composition Edited by Thomas Rickert and Jennifer Bay Information and Pricing 978-1-60235-097-7 (paperback, $30.00); 978-1-60235-098-4 (hardcover, $60.00); 978-1-60235-099-1 (PDF, $19.99), © 2009 by Parlor Press. 280 pages with notes, bibliography, and index. Bookstores: Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. About This Book Transforming English Studies: New Voices in an Emerging Genre is a concerned response to the disciplinary crises—both real and imagined—that threaten the viability of contemporary English Studies. These crises have been variously cited as the lack of employment prospects for English Studies PhDs, the decline in English majors, the corporatization of the university, the crunch in academic publishing, widespread budget cutbacks, the varying perceptions of the value of scholarly work, and the field’s inequitable labor practices. Inspired by the w