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Publication Date: 2007-Jul
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"Who's the President?": Ghostwriting and Shifting Values in Literacy
Brandt, Deborah
College English, v69 n6 p549-571 Jul 2007
Drawing on her interviews with professional ghostwriters who work primarily in organizations, the author examines what this practice implies about society's current attitudes toward authorship, written work, and literacy in general. She also examines the ethical arguments that various critics of ghostwriting have made. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Global Approach, Social Values, Social Psychology, Communication (Thought Transfer), Writing Processes, Status, Credibility, Attitudes, Authors, Reputation, Persuasive Discourse, Writing Skills, Reader Text Relationship, Power Structure, Politics, Speeches, Public Officials, Employer Employee Relationship, Integrity, Ethics
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