The Rhetorical Commitment to Oppositions / Pamela L. Caughie.

So much has been written about feminism and composition that it may seem that there is little left to be said. But one question to ask is what scholars gain by keeping up the debate--that is, instead of asking how feminism relates to composition, what should be asked is why feminism insists on a rel...

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Main Author: Caughie, Pamela L.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995.
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Physical Description:9 pages
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