In Context Reading and Writing in Cultural Conversations

by Feldman, Ann M.; McManus, Ellen A.; Downs, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780321233028
• ISBN10: 0321233026
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

sHORT RETAIL DESCRIPTION:In Contextis a thematically-organized reader which invites students to use reading and writing to participate in ongoing cultural conversations.What setsIn Contextapart from other readers is: (1) its thoughtful and sustained attention to rhetorical; (2) the fact that students are asked to do more than critique culture, and to focus on how societies and individuals use writing and reading to do work, to affect outcomes, and to achieve results; and 3) the inclusion of assignments that allow students to compose not only analytical essays, but other genres as well.In Contextoffers a widely praised selection of readings that are provocative, fresh, and present various genres, with selections from bell hooks, Nell Berstein, Gloria Anzaldua, Sandra Cisneros, Barry Lopez, Robert B. Putnam, Robert Reich, Sherry Turkle, R. B. Kitja, Richard Rodriguez, Patricia J. Williams, and Ray Suarez. Challenging readings along with more accessible readings offer great flexibility. Readings are drawn from a variety of genres- from scholarly articles to more journalistic pieces to radio transcripts to legal documents.

Table of Contents

Reading Listed by Genre	xx
Writing Projects Listed by Genre	xxiii
Preface	xxv
Unit I Reading and Writing Rhetorically	1	(38)
Contexts for Reading and Writing	5	(13)
Analyzing a Feature Story: Graffiti as Art or Vandalism	5	(2)
Taggers Spray Over Vandal Image	5	(2)
Phat X. Chiem
Four Ways to Look at Reading and Writing	7	(2)
Situation	7	(1)
Genre	8	(1)
Language	8	(1)
Consequences	8	(1)
Reading the Graffiti Article	9	(1)
Exploring a Writing Scenario	10	(2)
Questions to Ask as You Read and Write
A Guide to Analyzing Readings in Context	12	(3)
A Guide to Analyzing Contexts for Writing	15	(3)
Strategies for Writers at Work	18	(21)
A Writer Talks about Her Work	18	(6)
A How-To List for Reading and Writing	24	(15)
Before You Read: Connecting with the Conversation	24	(1)
Consider Your Own Related Experiences	24	(1)
Pay Attention to Discussions in the Media	24	(1)
Search the Topic Online	25	(1)
Talk to People with Relevant Knowledge or Experiences	25	(1)
As You Read: Exploring Texts and Contexts	25	(1)
Understand the Writing Situation	25	(1)
Identify and Analyze the Genre of the Text	26	(1)
Analyze the Language of the Text	26	(1)
Consider the Consequences of the Text	26	(1)
Compare the Text with Other Texts	26	(1)
Search the Library and the Internet for Related Texts	27	(1)
Visit a Real or Electronic Bookstore	28	(1)
Evaluate Sources	28	(1)
Getting Down to Writing: Creating Texts	29	(1)
Identify a Situation and Purpose for Writing	29	(1)
Take Advantage of the Writing Process	29	(1)
Planning	29	(1)
Drafting	30	(1)
Revising	31	(2)
Editing	33	(1)
Writing Arguments	33	(1)
Integrating Material from Other Texts	34	(1)
Summarizing	34	(1)
Paraphrasing	34	(1)
Quoting	34	(1)
Avoiding Plagiarism	34	(1)
Creating Visual Texts	35	(1)
Collaborating with Others on the Writing of a Text	35	(4)
Unit II Searching for Authenticity	39	(128)
Representing and Misrepresenting the Self	41	(55)
Skin	43	(7)
Esmeralda Santiago
A Portfolio of Self Representations	50	(8)
Shane Madden
Representin' the Real	58	(9)
Todd Boyd
Identity in the Age of the Internet	67	(15)
Sherry Turkle
Famous All Over Town	82	(14)
Danny Santiago
Buying and Selling Authenticity	96	(36)
Goin' Gangsta, Choosin' Cholita	97	(7)
Nell Bernstein
Marketing Street Culture: Bringing Hip-Hop Style to the Mainstream	104	(11)
Marc Spiegler
Imitation of Life	115	(6)
James Ledbetter
The Heart of the Matter	121	(11)
David Klinghoffer
Case Study: Contesting the Ownership of Music	132	(35)
The Case	132	(1)
The Issues	133	(2)
The Documents	135	(1)
Your Role	136	(31)
U2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For	137	(1)
U2's Double Trouble	138	(2)
Richard Harrington
Island Records/Warner-Chappell Music Excerpts from the Island/Warner-Chappell Lawsuit	140	(7)
Negativland U2 Negativland: The Case from Our Side	147	(7)
Excerpts from Chapter 1 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act	154	(4)
Negativland In Fair Use Debate, Art Must Come First	158	(2)
Sampling Without Permission Is Theft	160	(2)
Andrian Adams
Paul McKibbins
Build a Desktop Studio	162	(2)
Tom Samiljan
RTMARK RTMARK Finds Bucks for Beck Rip-off	164	(3)
Unit III Creating a Sense of Place	167	(120)
On the Road	169	(36)
Why We Go	171	(6)
Andrea Barrett
Nature and Culture	177	(12)
Yi-Fu Tuan
First Diasporist Manifesto	189	(4)
R. B. Kitaj
Bright Boy from the Delta	193	(12)
Clifton L. Taulbert
Making a Home	205	(58)
Comfort and Well-Being	207	(12)
Witold Rybczynski
Coming Home	219	(15)
Sharon Haar
Christopher Reed
The Triumph of Burbopolis	234	(9)
Michael Pollan
Mi Casa es Su Casa	243	(6)
Margaret Crawford
Adobe LA
Late Victorians: San Francisco, AIDS, and the Homosexual Stereotype	249	(14)
Richard Rodriguez
Case Study: On Painting a House Purple	263	(24)
The Case	263	(1)
The Issues	264	(2)
The Documents	266	(1)
Your Role	267	(20)
City of San Antonio Understanding the Preservation Process	269	(6)
King William Seeing Red over Purple	275	(1)
Susan Yerkes
Now We Know Why It's Called Purple Passion	276	(1)
Susan Yerkes
Purple Debate Reaches Commission---Cisneros Agrees to Work with City Staff on Mutually Acceptable Color Scheme	277	(1)
Mike Greenberg
Letters to the Editor	278	(2)
Purple Politics---Our Tejano History Has Become Invisible	280	(3)
Sandra Cisneros
Purple Politics---Individuality Surrendered for Preservation	283	(2)
Milton Babbitt
The Purple House---Coat of Paint Causes Cultural War in San Antonio	285	(2)
Michele Norris
Lisa McRee
Unit IV Participating in Civic Conversations	287	(132)
What Makes Democracy Work?	289	(53)
The New Democracy	291	(13)
Harry C. Boyte
Nancy N. Kari
Toward an Agenda for Social Capitalists	304	(15)
Robert D. Putnam
Hate Radio: Why We Need to Tune In to Limbaugh and Stern	319	(8)
Patricia J. Williams
Symposium on Minority Journalists and the Media	327	(15)
Ray Suarez
Ellis Cose
Joie Chen
George de Lama
Mark Trahant
Redefining Disability	342	(47)
The Second Phase: From Disability Rights to Disability Culture	344	(9)
Paul K. Longmore
Negotiating Disability	353	(15)
Simi Linton
Life as We Know It	368	(11)
Michael Berube
Save Money: Help the Disabled	379	(1)
James S. Brady
New York Times Editors Blank Check for the Disabled?	380	(2)
The FDR Memorial: Who Speaks from the Wheelchair?	382	(7)
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
Case Study: Designing Memorials	389	(30)
The Case	389	(1)
The Issues	389	(3)
The Documents	392	(2)
Your Role	394	(25)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Statement of Purpose	395	(1)
Jan C. Scruggs
Joel L. Swerdlow
Design Competition: Winning Designer's Statement	396	(2)
Maya Ying Lin
Boundaries	398	(11)
Maya Ying Lin
Memorials, Monuments, and Meaning	409	(3)
Robert Ivy
The New Ground Zero: Finding Comfort in the Safety of Names	412	(4)
Michael Kimmelman
Allison Keyes for the Tavis Smiley Show Continuing Controversy over Construction of a Memorial at the World Trade Center Site	416	(2)
Photo of the Design for the World Trade Center Memorial	418	(1)
Unit V Adapting to the Changing Economy	419	(142)
Living in the Global Economy	421	(49)
Mr. Order Meets Mr. Chaos	423	(12)
Robert Wright
Robert Kaplan
A Passage to India: The Case of Bangalore	435	(12)
William Wolman
Anne Colamosca
Becoming a Knowledge Worker	447	(13)
Robert Reich
Women on the Global Assembly Line	460	(10)
Chan Lean Heng
Adapting to the Changing Workplace	470	(55)
For This We Sent You to College?	472	(12)
Robyn Meredith
What Makes a Leader?	484	(13)
Daniel P. Goleman
Nickel-and-Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America	497	(19)
Barbara Ehrenreich
A Man's Place	516	(9)
Victoria de Grazia
Claudia Goldin
Jacqueline Jones
Juliet B. Schor
Marta Tienda
William Julius Wilson
Michael Weinstein
Case Study: Advocating for Temporary Workers	525	(36)
The Case	525	(1)
The Issues	525	(4)
The Documents	529	(1)
Your Role	530	(31)
Longtime Temps Want Some Perks: Now Some Are Suing Companies for Benefits	532	(4)
Merrill Goozner
A Leg Up for the Lowly Temp: Advocates Are Lobbying for Better Benefits and an Employers' Code of Conduct	536	(3)
Aaron Bernstein
The Temp Workers Alliance's Consumer Guide to ``Best Practices'' Temp Agencies	539	(11)
Barry Peterson
The Temp Survival Guide: How to Prosper as an Economic Nomad of the Nineties	550	(6)
Brian Hassett
Best of Temp Slave!	556	(5)
Jeff Kelly
A Genre Glossary	561	(25)
Academic Article/Research Paper	561	(2)
Address/Speech	563	(1)
Advice Book/Article	564	(1)
Brochure	564	(1)
Business Letter/Memo	565	(1)
Codes/Guidelines	566	(1)
Comics	567	(1)
Cover Letter/Reflective Essay	568	(1)
Dialogue/Symposium/Debate	569	(1)
Essay	570	(4)
Personal/Informal/Literary Essay	572	(1)
Argumentative/Analytical/Persuasive Essay	573	(1)
Feature Story/Profile	574	(1)
Interview	575	(1)
Letter to the Editor	576	(1)
Manifesto	577	(1)
Online Posts	578	(1)
Opinion Piece/Commentary	578	(2)
Proposal	580	(1)
Report	581	(1)
Resume/Cover Letter	582	(1)
Review	583	(1)
Web Page	584	(2)
Credits	586	(4)
Index	590