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Pencil TracesThe Conversations of Composition

Pencil TracesThe Conversations of Composition R e v i ew s Roundtable The Norton Book of Composition Studies Edited by Susan Miller. New York: Norton, 2009. Traditions and Trajectories Composition Studies, Norton, and the Shaping of a Field Christina Ortmeier- Hooper In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I knead dough at the kitchen coun - ter, following the holiday recipes of my German mother, hearing her voice as I shape the dough, gently pressing it into the tin baking form that has been passed down to me. As I work, I am reminded of how certain indelible moments, traditions, and, most certainly, texts shape our academic conversa - tions and future trajectories. In the fields of English studies, the anthologies produced by Norton are examples of how texts shape and leave their imprint on the respective literary traditions and conversations that we examine and teach. When I was an undergraduate literature major, the Norton antholo - gies lined my bookcase, and these tomes marked my different interests and trajectories as a major. To this day, they line the bookshelves in our living Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture Volume 11, Number 3 © 2011 by Duke University Press Downloaded http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pedagogy Duke University Press

Pencil TracesThe Conversations of Composition

Burkdall, Thomas L.
Pedagogy , Volume 11 (3) – Oct 1, 2011
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R e v i ew s Roundtable The Norton Book of Composition Studies Edited by Susan Miller. New York: Norton, 2009. Traditions and Trajectories Composition Studies, Norton, and the Shaping of a Field Christina Ortmeier- Hooper In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I knead dough at the kitchen coun - ter, following the holiday recipes of my German mother, hearing her voice as I shape the dough, gently pressing it into the tin baking form that has been passed down to me. As I work, I am reminded of how certain indelible moments, traditions, and, most certainly, texts shape our academic conversa - tions and future trajectories. In the fields of English studies, the anthologies produced by Norton are examples of how texts shape and leave their imprint on the respective literary traditions and conversations that we examine and teach. When I was an undergraduate literature major, the Norton antholo - gies lined my bookcase, and these tomes marked my different interests and trajectories as a major. To this day, they line the bookshelves in our living Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture Volume 11, Number 3 © 2011 by Duke University Press Downloaded

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