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Drawing on the theoretical work of Jacques Lacan, the author of this text formulates a systematic explanation of the function and value of desire in writing instruction. He explains how discourse is rooted in primitive psychological functions of desire and responds to complex cultural needs.

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[P]rovocative in the best sense of that word,... this book is a gift to so many scholars and students in the field who direly need its explanations and insights, [and It] is of the utmost importance to our field if it is to grow and really begin to practice the self-critique that it so highly values. - Victor J. Vitanza, editor of Writing Histories of Rhetoric

Changing the Subject in English Class

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      Publisher: MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni
      Publication Date: 3/31/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780809324279, 978-0809324279
      ISBN10: 080932427X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on the theoretical work of Jacques Lacan, the author of this text formulates a systematic explanation of the function and value of desire in writing instruction. He explains how discourse is rooted in primitive psychological functions of desire and responds to complex cultural needs.

      Trade Review
      [P]rovocative in the best sense of that word,... this book is a gift to so many scholars and students in the field who direly need its explanations and insights, [and It] is of the utmost importance to our field if it is to grow and really begin to practice the self-critique that it so highly values. - Victor J. Vitanza, editor of Writing Histories of Rhetoric

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