College English, Vol. 69, No. 3, January 2007

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• Considering Robinson Crusoe's "Liberty of Conscience" in an Age of Terror

  Brian C. Cooney

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  Abstract: Robinson Crusoe demonstrates that John Locke’s principle of tolerance actually entails exclusions, for Crusoe ultimately destroys the cannibals to protect his supposedly liberal order. This paradox has implications for the current war in Iraq, where the United States government invokes the ideal of freedom while insisting on its own particular vision of democracy.

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• Studying the Chinese Rhetorical Tradition in the Present: Re-presenting the Native's Point of View

  LuMing Mao

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  Abstract: The author identifies limitations in various approaches that Westerners have taken to non-Western rhetorical traditions. Focusing on excerpts from the Analects of Confucius, he demonstrates his own proposed approach to ancient Chinese rhetoric, emphasizing that Westerners studying it should seek to identify its discursive fields while also reflecting on their own conditions.

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• Feminist Social Projects: Building Bridges between Communities and Universities

  Patricia Webb, Kirsti Cole, and Thomas Skeen

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  Abstract: The authors call for tying service learning to feminist agendas. In particular, they emphasize civic activism involving true collaboration with communities. They report on a graduate seminar at their own university that worked toward this goal by having students self-reflectively participate in local organizations.

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• "Habit of Heat": Emerson, Belletristic Rhetoric, and the Role of the Imagination

  Roger Thompson

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  Abstract: Within nineteenth-century American rhetorical culture, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s contribution was distinct. Envisioning a rhetoric that linked imagination with social action, he challenged the more mechanistic, reason-centered tendencies of rhetorical doctrines influenced by Hugh Blair.

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• OPINION: Ethos Interrupted: Diffusing "Star" Pedagogy in Creative Writing Programs

  Kelly Ritter

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  Abstract: Many graduate creative writing programs depend on “star” faculty who have been hired more because of their professional reputation as writers than because of their commitment to teaching. As a result, such programs often fail to provide reflection on teaching that would truly serve their students. One step toward alleviating this problem is to offer undergraduate courses that enable creative writing graduate students to team-teach with regular faculty.

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• ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALLS FOR PAPERS

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