Perspectives on Contemporary Issues: Reading Across the Disciplines - Softcover

Ackley, Katherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413033970 ISBN 13: 9781413033977

Publisher: Heinle, 2008

Synopsis

Katherine Ackley assumes that students respond most deeply to readings on topics relevant to their own lives. The selections included in the fifth edition of "Perspectives on Contemporary Issues" will prompt good discussions, and the sections on reading and writing critically will lead to writing that you truly care about.

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Review

"PERSPECTIVES is unique in its writing discussion quality and accessibility, which keeps me coming back."

"I think it is a very effective reader for my freshman level courses that I teach. It is thorough and written in a style and manner that is engaging to the students."

About the Author

Katherine Ackley taught in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point from 1979 to 2002 and also served as coordinator of the Women's Studies Program for 10 years and assistant dean of Graduate Studies for five years. Her research interests center on women in literature, with emphasis on literary representations of women's issues and, more recently, British crime writers. Her books include THE NOVELS OF BARBARA PYM (1989), WOMEN AND VIOLENCE IN LITERATURE: AN ESSAY COLLECTION (1990), MISOGYNY IN LITERATURE: AN ESSAY COLLECTION (1992), and ESSAYS FROM CONTEMPORARY CULTURE (2004, 5th Edition). The author of dozens of published articles, she received more than 20 grants for research and development and was the first woman to receive the UWSP University Scholar Award. Dr. Ackley earned a master's degree in English from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in English from Ball State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinle
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1413033970
• ISBN 13: 9781413033977
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 784