College Composition and Communication Sep 2016

“It’s Like Writing Yourself into a Codependent Relationship with Someone Who Doesn’t Even Want You!” Emotional Labor, Intimacy, and the Academic Job Market in Rhetoric and Composition

Jennifer Sano-Franchini

Abstract

Drawing on forty-eight interviews with individuals who participated on the academic job market in rhetoric and composition between 2010 and 2015, this essay shows how conceptualizing the academic job search as an intimate endeavor can offer insights for understanding the rhetorical production of affective binds within institutional contexts.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2016-09-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc201628756
Open Access
Closed
Topics
affect and writing

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