David Bartholomae
Encyclopedia
David J. Bartholomae is an American
scholar in composition studies
. He is Professor of English and a former Chair of the English Department at the University of Pittsburgh
.
His primary research interests are in composition, literacy
, and pedagogy
, and his work engages scholarship in rhetoric
and in American literature
/American Studies
. His articles and essays have appeared in publications such as PMLA, Critical Quarterly, and College Composition and Communication.
He is also the co-editor, with Jean Ferguson Carr, of the University of Pittsburgh Press
Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture, a leading list of monographs in the field.
Bartholomae has served on the Executive Council of the Modern Language Association
and as president of the Conference on College Composition and Communication
and president of the Association of Departments of English.
In 1985, Bartholomae was the Chair of CCCC
, where he gave his CCCC Chair's Address
“Freshman English, Composition, and CCCC.”
He received his Ph.D.
from Rutgers University
in 1975.
Textbooks
United States
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scholar in composition studies
Composition studies
Composition Studies is the professional field of writing research and instruction, focusing especially on writing at the college level in the United States...
. He is Professor of English and a former Chair of the English Department at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
.
His primary research interests are in composition, literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
, and pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
, and his work engages scholarship in rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
and in American literature
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
/American Studies
American studies
American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. It traditionally incorporates the study of history, literature, and critical theory, but also includes fields as diverse as law, art, the media, film, religious studies, urban...
. His articles and essays have appeared in publications such as PMLA, Critical Quarterly, and College Composition and Communication.
He is also the co-editor, with Jean Ferguson Carr, of the University of Pittsburgh Press
University of Pittsburgh Press
The University of Pittsburgh Press is a scholarly publishing house and a major American university press, part of the University of Pittsburgh. The university and the press are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States....
Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture, a leading list of monographs in the field.
Bartholomae has served on the Executive Council of the Modern Language Association
Modern Language Association
The Modern Language Association of America is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature...
and as president of the Conference on College Composition and Communication
Conference on College Composition and Communication
The Conference on College Composition and Communication is a national professional association of college and university writing instructors in the USA. Formed in 1949 as an organization within the National Council of Teachers of English, CCCC currently has about 7000 members...
and president of the Association of Departments of English.
In 1985, Bartholomae was the Chair of CCCC
Conference on College Composition and Communication
The Conference on College Composition and Communication is a national professional association of college and university writing instructors in the USA. Formed in 1949 as an organization within the National Council of Teachers of English, CCCC currently has about 7000 members...
, where he gave his CCCC Chair's Address
CCCC Chair's Address
The CCCC Chair’s Address is a speech delivered at the conference’s opening general session that speaks to perceived concerns in the field. The CCCC, formed in 1949, has always had a Chair, the first being John C...
“Freshman English, Composition, and CCCC.”
He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in 1975.
Books
- Writing on the Margins: Essays on Composition and Teaching (Hardcover: Palgrave/Macmillan; Softcover: Bedford/St. Martins), 2005.
- The Teaching of Writing: The Eighty fifth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, ed. with Anthony R. Petrosky (Chicago: NSSE and The University of Chicago Press, 1986).
- Facts, Artifacts and Counterfacts: Reading and Writing in Theory and Practice, with Anthony R. Petrosky (Montclair, NJ: Boynton/Cook, 1986).
Textbooks
- Ways of Reading: Words and Images, with Anthony R. Petrosky (Boston: Bedford Books, 2003).
- Reading the Lives of Others: History and Ethnography, with Anthony R. Petrosky (Boston: Bedford Books, 1994).
- Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers, with Anthony R. Petrosky (Boston: Bedford Books, 1987). Seven editions.
Awards
- 2006: CCCC Exemplar Award
- 2005: MLA Mina Shaughnessy Award, for Writing on the Margins
- 2003-2006: Executive Committee and President-Elect, ADE
- 1997-2002: Executive Council, Modern Language Association
- 1995: Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
- 1992: Distinguished Alumnus, Ohio Wesleyan University
- 1987: Distinguished Achievement Award, Educational Press Association of America
- 1985-1989: Chair, Conference on College Composition and Communication (officer’s rotation)
- 1982: Fulbright Lecturer (Universidad de Deusto)
- 1980: Richard B. Braddock Award