College Composition and Communication Feb 2015

“Gifts” of the Archives: A Pedagogy for Undergraduate Research

Wendy Hayden Hunter College

Abstract

This essay details the pedagogical possibilities of incorporating archival research assignments in undergraduate rhetoric and composition courses. It uses Susan Wells’s concept of the “gifts” of the archives to explore a pedagogy for undergraduate research that emphasizes uncertainty and exploration—a pedagogy that has applications beyond undergraduate archival research projects.

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College Composition and Communication
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2015-02-01
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10.58680/ccc201526859
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rhetorical criticism writing pedagogy archival research
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