Social Construction, Language, and the Authority of Knowledge: A Bibliographical Essay.

Bruffee, Kenneth A.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Social Construction, Language, and the Authority of Knowledge: A Bibliographical Essay.

Bruffee, Kenneth A.

College English, v48 n8 p773-90 Dec 1986

Presents an introduction to social construction and offers a bibliographical guide to such texts. Recommends general and community specific accounts, defines social constructionist thought in literary criticism and literary history, mentions composition studies, and comments on the impact of social construction in education. (JK)

Descriptors: College English, Educational Theories, English Instruction, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction, Liberal Arts, Literary Criticism, Twentieth Century Literature, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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