(Non) Rules for Writing: An Interview with George Gopen

Being Human

English - February 03, 2017 15:10 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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An interview with George Gopen, professor emeritus of the practice of rhetoric at Duke University and creator of the Reader Expectation Approach to writing. The interview focuses on Professor Gopen's life and career, and the innovations he brought to teaching writing by focusing on the reader rather than the writer.