Composing in a Global-Local Context: Careers, Mobility, Skills

[...] the notion of a "career" that progresses "step by step through the corridors of one or two institutions" is seen by critics like Richard Sennett as now "withering" under "flexible capitalism" (Sennett, Corrosion 22). [...] the constitution of the sometim...

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Published inCollege English Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 113 - 133
Main Authors Lu, Min-Zhan, Horner, Bruce
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Urbana National Council of Teachers of English 01.11.2009
Subjects
Capitalism
Careers
College English
College Students
Colleges & universities
Composition instruction
Dining Facilities
Economic crisis
Economic models
Education
Employment Opportunities
Globalization
Higher Education
Job Skills
Literary criticism
Mobility
Occupations
Outsourcing
Pedagogy
Pragmatics
Privatization
Recessions
Restaurants
Semiotics
Social Systems
Teachers
Writing instruction
Writing teachers
Written composition
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Summary:[...] the notion of a "career" that progresses "step by step through the corridors of one or two institutions" is seen by critics like Richard Sennett as now "withering" under "flexible capitalism" (Sennett, Corrosion 22). [...] the constitution of the sometimes derided "careerism" of students is unstable, as is the role of composition instruction in either accommodating or contesting it.
ISSN:0010-0994
2161-8178