Teaching and Studying Transnational Composition

Transnational composition engages with difference across populations, economies, languages, and borders, exploring how cultures, languages, and national imaginaries interanimate. The book brings together contributions from institutional, geopolitical, and cultural contexts and covers writing in English, Chinese, multiple European languages, Latin American Spanish, African and West Indian Creoles, and Guianan French. Essays draw on theories of border work, mobility, liminality, cross-border interaction, superdiversity, and transnational rhetoric to address cognitive processing, universal design, and critical literacy awareness.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 18 November 2022
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America

Transnational composition serves as a vibrant platform for engaging with diverse populations, economies, languages, and borders, fostering a profound exploration of how cultures, languages, and national imaginaries intertwine. This comprehensive book, divided into three insightful sections, delves into the multifaceted aspects of transnational composition in scholarship, teaching, and administration. It brings together a diverse range of contributions from institutional, geopolitical, and cultural contexts, spanning from North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Caribbean. Covering a wide array of writing in English, Chinese, multiple European languages, Latin American Spanish, African and West Indian Creoles, and Guianan French, the book offers a rich tapestry of perspectives.

By examining the intricate relationship between transnational, international, global, and translingual approaches to composition, the essays in this volume complicate the very notion of composition itself. Drawing upon a rich array of theories, including border work, mobility, liminality, cross-border interaction, center-periphery contours, superdiversity, and transnational rhetoric, these essays explore a wide range of topics. They address cognitive processing models, principles of universal design, and frameworks for critical literacy awareness, among other crucial aspects.

Through its multidisciplinary approach, transnational composition fosters a deeper understanding of the complexities and interconnectedness of our globalized world. It encourages scholars, educators, and administrators to embrace the richness of diversity, challenge prevailing narratives, and promote inclusive and equitable practices in composition. This book serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in exploring the transnational dimensions of language, culture, and identity, paving the way for new insights and transformative approaches to composition.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781603295994