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Barnett, Timothy – College English, 2006
The idea that "the personal is political" is both a commonplace in composition studies and something many have not yet fully theorized. The literature on personal writing tends to explore the relationship of the personal to academic discourse and the ethics and problems of intruding into students' lives. Because of this emphasis on the individual,…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Writing (Composition), Personal Narratives, Literary Criticism