Making the Case for Disciplinarity in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies: The Visibility Project

In the Visibility Project, professional organizations have worked to gain recognition for the disciplinarity of writing and rhetoric studies through representation of the field in the information codes and databases of higher education. We report success in two important cases: recognition as an &qu...

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Published in:College composition and communication 2010-09, Vol.62 (1), p.180-215
Main Authors: Phelps, Louise Wetherbee, Ackerman, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Classification
Coding
College English
Community relations
Composition
Creative writing
Discipline
Doctoral Dissertations
Doctoral Programs
Education
Educational research
Epistemology
Federal funding
Higher Education
Information management
Information Networks
Instructional Program Divisions
Literary criticism
Organizations (Groups)
Postsecondary Education
Practical Arts
Professional Associations
Recognition
Recognition (Achievement)
Rhetoric
Rhetorical Theory
School campuses
Surveys
Taxonomy
Writing
Writing (Composition)
Writing instruction
Written composition
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Summary:In the Visibility Project, professional organizations have worked to gain recognition for the disciplinarity of writing and rhetoric studies through representation of the field in the information codes and databases of higher education. We report success in two important cases: recognition as an "emerging field" in the National Research Council's taxonomy of research disciplines; and the assignment of a code series to rhetoric and composition/writing studies in the federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). We analyze the rhetorical strategies and implications of each case and call for continuing efforts to develop and implement a "digital strategy" for handling data about the field and its representation in information networks.
ISSN:0010-096X
1939-9006
DOI:10.58680/ccc201011665