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interests.

examines the shift since the 1960s from expressive models of

writing toward now-dominant postmodern conceptions of

decentered subjectivity and self-construction through writing.

I argue that these more recent theoretical models, while

promising, cannot have the liberating effects that are claimed

for them without a concomitant reconception of writing

pedagogy and the dynamics of the writing classroom. I relate

critical readings of theoretical texts to my own pedagogical

experiments as a writing teacher, using narratives of

classroom successes and failures as the bases for critical

reflection on postmodern composition theory. After

developing my dissertation into a book manuscript, I plan to

continue my work in current composition theory through a

critical examination of the rhetoric of technological

advancement in the computer-mediated writing classroom.

My interest in the computer classroom has grown out of

recent experience teaching composition in that environment.

In these courses my students have used computers for writing

and turning in notes and essays, communicating with one

another and with me, conducting library catalogue research

and web research, and creating websites. I have encouraged

Mention specific teaching

my students to think and write critically about their

experience that is relevant to

experiences with technology, both in my class and elsewhere,

the job notice or is otherwise

noteworthy.

even as we have used technology to facilitate our work in the

course. Syllabi and other materials for my writing courses

Refer to relevant materials

can be viewed at my website:

available on the web.

< In all of my writing

courses I encourage students to become critical readers,

thinkers, and writers; my goal is always not only to promote

their intellectual engagement with cultural texts of all kinds

but also to help them become more discerning readers of and

forceful writers about the world around them.

I have included my curriculum vitae and would be happy to

send you additional materials such as a dossier of letters of

State your willingness to

reference, writing samples, teaching evaluations, and past and

forward additional materials

proposed course syllabi. I will be available to meet with you

and to meet for an interview.

for an interview at either the MLA or the CCCC convention,

or elsewhere at your convenience. I can be reached at my

Mention any temporary

home phone number before December 19; between then and

changes in contact

the start of the MLA convention, you can reach me at (123)

information.

456-7890. I thank you for your consideration and look

forward to hearing from you.

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