Personal Genres, Public Voices

College Composition and Communication Feb 2008

Jane Danielewicz

Abstract

Writing in personal genres, like autobiography, leads writers to public voices. Public voice is a discursive quality of a text that conveys the writer’s authority and position relative to others. To show how voice and authority depend on genre, I analyze the autobiographies of two writers who take opposing positions on the same topic. By producing texts in genres with recognizable social functions, student writers gain agency.

Journal: College Composition and Communication
Published: 2008-02-01
DOI: 10.58680/ccc20086406
Open Access: Closed
Topics: voice and style

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