"From two leading scholars in the field comes this landmark assessment of the shifting terrain of feminist rhetorical practices in recent decades. Jacqueline Jones Royster and Gesa E. Kirsch contend the field of rhetorical studies is being transformed through the work of feminist rhetoricians who have brought about notable changes in who the subjects of rhetorical study can be, how their practices can be critiqued, and how the effectiven ..."
Ethical Dilemmas in Feminist Research The Politics of Location, Interpretation, and Publication by GesaE. Kirsch Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 1999 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-4210-4, ISBN: 0-7914-4210-1
"Proposes feminist research principles to assist in making informed decisions to address ethical dilemmas that arise in research and teaching.By addressing ethical dilemmas in a wide range of situations―qualitative research studies, interview studies, studies of classroom practice, studies of student writing, and feminist work―Gesa Kirsch explores some important questions: Can researchers represent the experiences of others without misre ..."
"This collection of highly readable essays reveals that research is not restricted to library archives. When researchers pursue information and perspectives from sources beyond the archives―from existing people and places― they are often rewarded with unexpected discoveries that enrich their research and their lives.Beyond the Archives: Research as a Lived Process presents narratives that demystify and illuminate the research process by ..."
"This book brings together the best current original work on the concept of audience in written communication. Firstly examining historical and theoretical perspectives on audience, the contributors explore and synthesize current theories on its shifting and intangible nature as well as the broader context of post-structuralist concepts of reader, writer and text. The second part of the book embraces a wide variety of research on audienc ..."
""Feminism and Composition" collects the most influential and frequently cited articles published in feminist composition over the last 25 years. A valuable reference, the volume surveys the history of feminist pedagogy, theory, and research, as well as the politics of the profession."
Ethical Dilemmas in Feminist Research The Politics of Location, Interpretation, and Publication by GesaE. Kirsch Hardcover, 133 Pages, Published 1999 by Suny Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-4209-8, ISBN: 0-7914-4209-8
"Proposes feminist research principles to assist in making informed decisions to address ethical dilemmas that arise in research and teaching.By addressing ethical dilemmas in a wide range of situations―qualitative research studies, interview studies, studies of classroom practice, studies of student writing, and feminist work―Gesa Kirsch explores some important questions: Can researchers represent the experiences of others without misre ..."
"An essential reference for students and scholars exploring the methods and methodologies of writing research.What does it mean to research writing today? What are the practical and theoretical issues researchers face when approaching writing as they do? What are the gains or limitations of applying particular methods, and what might researchers be overlooking? These questions and more are answered by the writing research field’s leading ..."
"This book brings together the best current original work on the concept of audience in written communication. Firstly examining historical and theoretical perspectives on audience, the contributors explore and synthesize current theories on its shifting and intangible nature as well as the broader context of post-structuralist concepts of reader, writer and text. The second part of the book embraces a wide variety of research on audienc ..."
Women Writing the Academy(1st Edition) Audience, Authority, and Transformation (Journal of the History of Philosophy Monograph Series) by GesaE. Kirsch, Associate Professor GesaKirsch Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1993 by Southern Illinois University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-1870-4, ISBN: 0-8093-1870-9
""Women Writing the Academy "is based on an extensive interview study by Gesa E. Kirsch that investigates how women in different academic disciplines perceive and describe their experiences as writers in the university.Kirsch s study focuses on the writing strategies of successful women writers, their ways of establishing authority, and the kinds of audiences they address in different disciplinary settings. Based on multiple interviews w ..."
"We are just entering an era when the canon of qualitative research in
composition is deep and broad enough to ... how qualitative methods from other
fields have been transformed as they have been adapted to study literacy. ...
When illustrating what we mean by "qualitative research," we often refer to its
most popular forms — ethnographic and case study inquiry. ... work on teacher
research, as well as important contributions by Mi ..."
"Mary Bennett Ritter was a farmer’s daughter who in the 1880s defied all conventions to pursue her passion: to receive medical training and become a physician. Ritter’s memoir is a riveting account of her accomplishments and a revealing peek into an earlier era through her keen sense of observation, humor, savvy, and her courage to challenge gender norms. It is filled with adventures— house calls via horse and buggy rides through the da ..."
"In original essays, fourteen nationally known scholars examine the practical, philosophical, and epistemological implications of a variety of research traditions. Included are discussions of historical, theoretical, and feminist scholarship; case-study and ethnographic research; text and conversation analysis; and cognitive, experimental, and descriptive research. Issues that cross methodological boundaries, such as the nature of collab ..."
"In original essays, fourteen nationally known scholars examine the practical, philosophical, and epistemological implications of a variety of research traditions. Included are discussions of historical, theoretical, and feminist scholarship; case-study and ethnographic research; text and conversation analysis; and cognitive, experimental, and descriptive research. Issues that cross methodological boundaries, such as the nature of collab ..."
More than Gold in California The Life and Work of Dr. Mary Bennett Ritter by GesaKirsch 256 Pages, Published 2017 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-2652-4, ISBN: 1-4930-2652-6
"She had truly learned the joy of giving, and the pleasure of building seemed to
fascinate her. She was still building Scripps College, one of the group of
Claremont Colleges, when she passed away last year (1932) at ninety-six years
of age, while her brother followed the family tradition and was snapped out of life
at seventy-two years. Miss Scripps was eighteen years old when the youngest of
the clan, Edward Wyllis was born. Her b ..."
Studies in Writing and Rhetoric Ser. Women Writing the Academy : Audience, Authority, and Transformation by GesaKirsch 176 Pages, Published 1993 by Siu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-9084-7, ISBN: 0-8093-9084-1
"... Aisenberg and Harrington; Bernard; Simeone), their intellectual and
educational development (e.g., Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, and Tarule), their
moral development (e.g., Gilligan), the history of women's participation in
education (e.g., ..."