The Archaeology of Slavery: A Comparative Approach to Captivity and Coercion

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "This intelligent, timely, diversely focused, diversely assembled, and at times, playful collection of essays provides readers with ways of thinking about, and thinking through, Latour and various dimensions of his work in relation to current issues and concerns in rhetoric and composition studies. This is a collection that will be used both widely and frequently, one sure to generate a lot of discussion."--Jody Shipka, author of "Toward a Composition Made Whole "Biographical Note: Paul Lynch is an associate professor of English at Saint Louis University and author of "After Pedagogy: The Experience of Teaching."Nathaniel Rivers is an assistant professor of English at Saint Louis University and coeditor of "Equipment for Living: The Literary Reviews of Kenneth Burke."Publisher Marketing: Best known for his books "We Have Never Been Modern," "Laboratory Life," and "Science in Action," Bruno Latour has inspired scholarship across many disciplines. In the past few years, the fields of rhetoric and composition have witnessed an explosion of interest in Latour's work. Editors Paul Lynch and Nathaniel Rivers have assembled leading and emerging scholars in order to continue and focus the debate over what Latour means for the study of persuasion and written communication. The chapters of this volume discern, rearticulate, and occasionally critique rhetoric and composition's growing interest in Latour. These contributions include work on topics such as agency, argument, rhetorical history, pedagogy, and technology, among others. Contributors explain key terms; identify implications of Latour's work for rhetoric and composition; and explore how his theories might inform writing pedagogies and be used to build research methodologies."Thinking with"" Bruno Latour in Rhetoric and Composition" shows how Latour's groundbreaking theories on technology, agency, and networks might be taken up, enriched, and extended to challenge scholars in rhetorical studies (both English and Communications), composition, and writing studies to rethink some of the field's most basic assumptions. It is set to become the standard introduction on Latour that will appeal not only to those scholars already interested in Latour, but also those approaching Latour for the first time.

Contributor Bio:  Lynch, Paul Paul was the Mobile Computing columnist for PC Pro for many years, and has been an Apple Authorised Trainer for Cocoa (and WebObjects) developers for many more years. He is currently creating applications for iPod Touch (and iPhone) for anyone who pays him. Contributor Bio:  Spinuzzi, Clay Clay Spinuzzi is professor of rhetoric and writing at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of "Tracing Genres through Organizations", "Network", and "Topsight". Contributor Bio:  Graham, S Scott S. Scott Graham is the director of the Scientific and Medical Communications Laboratory and assistant professor in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Contributor Bio:  Rickert, Thomas Thomas Rickert is assistant professor of English at Purdue University. Contributor Bio:  Cooper, Marilyn Marilyn M. Cooper is Associate Professor of English in the Humanities Department at Michigan Technological University. Cooper has published articles on writing theory, writing pedagogy, and linguistic approaches to literature. Contributor Bio:  Rice, Jeff Jeff Rice was voted "Most Likely to Star in a Movie" his senior year of high school. That was the first of many times that he failed to live up to expectations. Jeff currently lives with his wife, Julie, and daughter, Ella, in Sterling Heights, Michigan, where he is a part-time writer, a part-time graphic designer, and a part-time googler. Contributor Bio:  Read, Sarah Sarah Read has been teaching English for seven years in and around the counties of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. Her passion for her subject inspired her to write Shadowlands, which is the first novel in the Descent into Chaos trilogy. She lives in Wiltshire with her husband and their growing collection of rock climbing equipment. Contributor Bio:  Sullivan, Patricia Patricia Sullivan is a fellow at the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University.