Do you have a resource relevant to independent writing departments or programs that you’d like to share? Send information along with a brief annotation (about 50 words) in an email to Alice Johnston Myatt—amyatt1@olemiss.edu. Below are our existing sources categorized: Articles and Books.
Articles
Blair, C. P. (1988). Only One of the Voices: Dialogic Writing Across the Curriculum. College English, 50(4), 383–389. doi:10.2307/377610
Keywords: Curriculum, Creative Writing, Dialogism, Pedagogy, Literary Criticism
CCCC Committee on Part-Time/Adjunct Issues. (2001). Report on the Coalition on the Academic Workforce/CCCC Survey of Faculty in Freestanding Writing Programs for Fall 1999. College Composition and Communication, 53(2), 336-348. doi:10.2307/359081
Keywords: Economics, Finances, Pedagogy, Salary, Survey
Chapman, D., Harris, J., & Hult, C. (1995). Agents for Change: Undergraduate Writing Programs in Departments of English. Rhetoric Review, 13(2), 421-434. Retrieved April 17, 2020, from https://doi.org/10.1080/07350199509359196
Keywords: Creative writing, Literary Rhetoric
Cushman, E. (2003). Vertical Writing Programs in Departments of Rhetoric and Writing. L. Z. Bloom, D. A. Daiker, & E. M. White (Eds.), Composition Studies in the New Millennium: Rereading the Past, Rewriting the Future, (pp. 121–128). Southern Illinois University Press.
Keywords: Administration. Contingent Faculty, Curicculum, Interdisciplinary, Literature, Vertical Writing
Hairston, M. (1985). Breaking Our Bonds and Reaffirming Our Connections. College Composition and Communication, 36(3), 272-282. doi:10.2307/357971
Keywords: Literary Criticism, Literary rhetoric, Pedagogy
Harris, J. (1997). A Teaching Subject: Composition Since 1966. Prentice Hall.
Keywords: History, Pedagogy, Study
Howard, R. M., Hess, D. J., & Darby, M. F. A Comment on “Only One of the Voices” and “Why English Department Should ‘House’ Writing Across the Curriculum.” College of English, 51(4), 433-435. doi:10.2307/377533
Keywords: Curriculum, Interdisciplinary, Pedagogy
Howard, R. M., Hess, D. J., & Darby, M. F. (1990). Hiring Across the Curriculum. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 13(3), 27–36.
Keywords: Administration, Curriculum, Interdisciplinary, Literary Genres
Howard, R. M. (1993). Power Revisited; Or, How We Became a Department. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 16(3), 37–49.
Keywords: Administration, Collectivism, Curriculum, Power
Hjortshoj, K. (1995). The Marginality of the Left-Hand Castes (A Parable for Writing Teachers). College Composition and Communication, 46(4), 491-505. doi:10.2307/358324
Keywords: Curriculum, Literature, Marginalization
Kearns, J., & Turner, B. (1997). Negotiated Independence: How a Canadian Writing Program Became a Centre. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 21(1), 31–45.
Keywords: History, Separation, Study
Lindemann, E. (1995). Three Views of English 101. College English, 57(3), 287-302. doi:10.2307/378679
Keywords: Discourse, Literature, Pedagogy
Little, S. B., & Rose, S. K. (1994). A Home of Our Own: Establishing a Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies at San Diego State University. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 18(1–2), 18–28.
Keywords: History, Separation, Study
McMullen, J. Q., & Wellman, J. D. (1990). Writing Programs Outside the English Department: An Assessment of a Five-Year Program. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 14(1–2), 17–26.
Keywords: Curriculum, Study
Micciche, L. (2002). More Than a Feeling: Disappointment and WPA Work. College English, 64(4), 432-458. doi:10.2307/3250746
Keywords: Administration, Disappointment, Feminism, Pedagogy, Women, Working Conditions,
O’Neil, P., & Mallonee, B. (2015). Reforming and Transforming Writing in the Liberal Arts Context: The Writing Department at Loyola University Maryland. G. Giberson, J. Nugent, & L. Ostergaard (Eds.), Writing Majors: Eighteen Program Profiles, (pp. 74–61). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Creative writing, Poetry, Screenwriting, Style
Parker, W. R. (1967). Where Do English Departments Come From?. College English, 28(5), 339–351. doi:10.2307/374593
Keywords: History, Literary Rhetoric, Literature, Oratory
Ripley, A. (2010). What Makes a Great Teacher?. The Atlantic. Retrieved February 9, 2010, from https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/01/what-makes-a-great-teacher/307841/
Keywords: Curriculum, Pedagogy
Scholes, R. (1998). The Rise and Fall of English: Reconstructing English as a Discipline. Yale University Press.
Keywords: Curriculum, History, Interdisciplinary, Literature, Pedagogy, Study
Sproles, K. Z. (2001). After Composition: Using Academic Program Review to Redefine Departmental Identity and Create Community. ADE Bulletin, 123. doi: 10.1632/ade.127.23
Keywords: Administration, Finances, Management, Power
Stewart, D. (1981). THE WRITING PROGRAM DIRECTOR IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT POWER STRUCTURE. Freshman English News, 9(3), (17–18).
Keywords: Graduates, Literary Rhetoric, Power
Trimbur, J. (1999). The Problems of Freshman English (Only). WPA: Writing Program Administration, 22(3), (9–30).
Keywords: Curriculum, Interdisciplinary, Pedagogy
Warnock, T. (1990). New Terms for the Unification of English Departments: Why Are We Talking to Each Other When There’s So Much More to Do?. Composition Chronicle, 3, (5–7).
Keywords:
Yood, J. (2002). Revising the Dream: Graduate Students, Independent Writing Programs, and the Future of English Studies. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 170–185). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Administration, Curriculum, Discourse, Graduates
Books
Anson, Chris M. (2002). Who wants Composition? Reflections on the Rise and Fall of an Independent Program. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp.153–169). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Administration, History, Management
Aronson, A., & Hansen, C. (2002). Who wants Composition? Reflections on the Rise and Fall of an Independent Program. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp.50–61). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Curriculum, Finances, History, Marketing, Management
Benjamin, E. (2003). Exploring the Role of Contingent Instructional Staff in Undergraduate Learning. Jossey-Bass.
Keywords: Administration, Undergraduates
Bishop, W. (2002). Who wants Composition? Reflections on the Rise and Fall of an Independent Program. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp.233–246). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Administration, Pedagogy
Burton, L (2002). Countering the Naysayers: Independent Writing Programs as Successful Experiments in American Education. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp.233–246). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Literature, Review
Crow, A. (2002). Wagering Tenure by Signing on with Independent Writing Programs. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp.213–230). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Administration, Culture, Job, Separation, Work
Daumer, E., & Runzo, S. (1987). Transforming the Composition Classroom. C. L. Caywood, & G. R. Overing (Eds.), Teaching Writing: Pedagogy, Gender, and Equity, (pp. 46–57). State University of New York Press.
Keywords: Curriculum, Pedagogy
Deis, E. J., Fyre, L. T., & Weese, K. J. (2002). Independence Fostering Community: The Benefits of an Independent Writing Program at a Small Liberal Arts College. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp.75–89). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Administration, Literary Criticism, Interdisciplinary, Flexibility, Reformation
Enos, T. (2002). Keeping (in) Our Places, Keeping Our Two Faces. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 247–252). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Administration, Curriculum, Separation, Management
Hindman, J. E. (2002). Learning as We G(r)o(w): Strategizing the Lessons of a Fledgling Rhetoric and Writing Department. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 107–129). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Curriculum, Separation
Maid, B. M. (2002). Creating Two Departments of Writing: One Past and One Future. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 130–152). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Administration, Curriculum, Pedagogy
Maid, B. M. (2002). More Than a Room of Our Own: Building an Independent Department of Writing. S. C. Brown, T. Enos, & C. Chaput (Eds.), The Writing Program Administrator’s Handbook: A Guide to Reflective Institutional Change and Practices, (pp. 452–466). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Keywords:
Maid, B. M. (2000). Non-Tenure-Track Instructors at UALR: Breaking Rules, Splitting Departments. P. L. Stock, & E. E. Schell (Eds.), Moving a Mountain: Transforming the Role of Contingent Faculty in Composition Studies and Higher Education, (pp. 76–90). National Council of Teachers of English.
Keywords:
Miller, T. P. (2002). Managing to Make a Difference. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 253–267). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Management, Pragmatic
Phelps, L. W. (1991). The Institutional Logic of Writing Programs: Catalyst, Laboratory, and Pattern for Change. R. Bullock, & J. Timbur (Eds.), The Politics of Writing Instruction: Postsecondary, (pp. 155–170). Boynton.Cook Publishers.
Keywords: Culture, Curriculum, Management
Rehling, L. (2002). Small but Good: How a Specialized Writing Program Goes It Alone. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 62–74). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Curriculum, Management, Seperation
Royer, D. J., & Giles, R. (2002). The Origins of a Department of Academic, Creative, and Professional Writing. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 21–37). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: History, Management, Pedagogy, Separation
Selfe, C. L., Hawisher, G. E., & Ericsson, P. (2002). Stasis and Change: The Role of Independent Composition Programs and the Dynamic Nature of Literacy. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 268–277). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Digital, Electronic, Literature, Pedagogy, Technology
Spellmeyer, K.. (2002). Bigger than a Discipline?. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 278–294). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Curriculum, Graduates, Pedagogy
Swearingen, C. J. (1996). Prim Irony: Suzuki Method Composition in the 21st Century. L. Z. Bloom, D. A. Daiker, & E. M. White (Eds.), Composition in the Twenty-First Century: Crisis and Change, (pp. 75–80). Southern Illinois University Press.
Keywords: Curriculum, Pedagogy, Undergraduates
Turner, B., & Kearns, K. (2002). No Longer Discourse Technicians: Redefining Place and Purpose in an Independent Canadian Writing Program. P. O’Neill, A. Crow, & L. W. Burton (Eds.), Field of Dreams: Independent Writing Programs and the Future of Composition Studies, (pp. 90–104). Utah State University Press.
Keywords: Discourse, Pedagogy
Winterowd, W. R. (1998). The English Department: A Personal and Institutional History. Southern Illinois University Press.
Keywords: History, Literary Theory, Literary Rhetoric
Zebroski, J. T. (2002). Composition and Rhetoric, Inc.: Life After the English Department at Syracuse University. D. B. Downing, C. M. Hurlbert, & P. Mathieu (Eds.), Beyond English Inc.: Curricular Reform in a Global Economy, (pp. 164–180). Boynton/Cook.
Keywords: Administration, Corporatization, Culture, Curriculum, Departmental
