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Textbooks
Merchant, G. (2023). Why writing still matters: Written communication in changing times. Cambridge University Press
- This book will be used throughout the course. It is a thoughtful reconsideration of writing in an era of considerable change. It provides a philosophical and theoretical perspective for the topics covered in this class.
Reid, S. (2024). Rethinking your writing: Rhetoric for reflective writers. WAC Clearinghouse.
- This book is an excellent companion to the Merchant text. It explores the writing process in detail, providing specific examples and workbook-style exercises that complement the broader concepts presented in the Merchant text.
Recommended Resource
Statista. (n.d.). Statistics resources and reports from Statista.
- Statista is a great resource for researching statistical and demographic data. The link here takes you to a page on media usage in the United States. But don’t just stop here. Explore the additional available data to find new insights.
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