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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The editors' introduction to CS 53.2 considered calling itself an AI hallucination. It references Terminator 2, cites a McSweeney's satire, and catalogs every AI construct in science fiction. Underneath the humor, it's doing something genuinely difficult. 🧵

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

23 contributors. 19 sections. 1 issue. The table of contents for Composition Studies 53.2 is here. Here's what's inside—and who made it. 🧵

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Issue 53.2 of @CompStudies is built around four tensions the field is sitting with right now. A thread. 🧵

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Every cover has a story. Every issue of Composition Studies starts with a cover. This one started with a walk along the Kishwaukee River. Meet Michael J. Day, the photographer behind 53.2's "Peekaboo Raccoon." 🧵

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Some big changes at Composition Studies. New submission policy: five-paragraph essays only. New section: Hot Takes. And a lifetime achievement award for Reviewer 2. Happy April Fools. 53.2 is coming soon—peer review included. #RhetComp #CompositionStudies

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Something's happening at the journal this week. We're not ready to share the details yet—but you'll want to check back on April 1st.

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Issue 53.2 is built around three questions: What does AI actually change about writing? Whose experiences in rhet-comp have been silenced? And what does composition owe the political present? We're starting with the questions. Article highlights coming soon. Which one's yours?

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

We keep having this conversation. What do we tell our students about GenAI? On the FEN Blog, Megan McIntyre slows it down—three questions about how GenAI works, what it costs, and when (if ever) it belongs in a writing classroom. bit.ly/genai-3quest...

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Talking to Students about Generative AI: 3 Questions For Teachers and Students to Consider

Megan McIntyre | University of Arkansas ChatGPT. Copilot. Claude. Gemini. Midjourney. Also: Grammarly. Canva. Outlook. Gmail. Google Docs. Microsoft Word. If you feel like generative AI (GenAI) pro…

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

That's a wrap on #4C26. Thank you to everyone who connected with us in Cleveland. Missed the discount? Still running through March 31: 📬 Domestic: $40 🌍 International: $70 🎓 Grad students: $15 Spotlights from 53.2 coming soon. #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #WritingStudies

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Last day of #4C26. The ideas from this week's sessions keep following us into the hallway. What conversation has stuck with you this week? #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #WritingStudies

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Getting a sticker never stops being fun. We don't make the rules. We're at #4C26—find our editors Jacob Babb or Zach Beare, say hello, and one is yours. No subscription required. Best bet: Editor's Table in the Action Hub. Also spotted near coffee. #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #CCCC2026

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The conversations at #4C26 will be good. The ones in our Fall issue might be better. $10 off any one-year subscription to Composition Studies: 📬 $40 domestic 🌍 $70 international 🎓 $15 grad students Scan the QR, use code "4C26." #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #WritingStudies

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

4C26 is this week, and Composition Studies will be in Cleveland. Our Fall issue just dropped—generative AI and editing, women of color in grad programs, and a forum on the field right now. Subscriber perk coming tomorrow. #4C26 #CompositionStudies #RhetComp

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Most outcomes statements just sit in a PDF. This one didn’t. In their article, Aligning with and through Difference, Jessica Ouellette and Ryan Dippre trace how a shared outcomes statement reshaped two campuses in the University of Maine System. 🔗 bit.ly/CS53-1

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Are “real” conferences excluding people? For years, conferences have meant flights, hotels, and steep fees. What if our most inclusive, connected professional spaces are intentionally online? 🔗 bit.ly/wwa-living

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Working at the intersection of rhetoric, migration, and teaching? Katie Silvester reviews Cruz Medina’s Sanctuary, tracing how geopolitical forces shape literacies, citizenship, and belonging—vital for scholars and instructors alike. Read the full review: bit.ly/review-sanct...

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

What if professional conferences built belonging—not barriers? Joanne Baird Giordano & Charissa Che trace how TYCA National became an open-access advocacy space for two-year college educators. 🔗 bit.ly/WWA_TYCA

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

What does it mean to “write the race” in America? Kimberly A. Bain reviews Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s The Black Box, tracing how language shapes—and constrains—Black identity. A sharp read with big stakes for our classrooms. Full review: bit.ly/review-black...

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

What if our conferences actually matched our values? In their new Composition Studies article, Kofi J. Adisa and Frankie Condon imagine a future for academic gatherings that’s more accessible, inclusive, and human. 🧵 🔗 Read here: bit.ly/www-future

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

What are we really grading — writing or behavior? In Composition Studies 53.1, @mattgomes.bsky.social explores how grading contracts don’t just assess writing, but regulate how students act, participate, and even think about writing. 🔗 Read here: bit.ly/CS53-1

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

New on the FEN blog: Joyce Kinkead’s collaboration with student researchers explores pens, pencils, and even quills in the classroom. 🔗 bit.ly/Zen-Pen-Blog

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Teaching first-year writing in 2025 means juggling more than thesis statements. Students are navigating stress spirals, fragmented reading habits, and pandemic aftershocks. Casie Fedukovich & Brooke Mulhollem offer a reset: the ACT model. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/ACT-FYW

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

How can we rethink academic conferences in a world of growing precarity? In Composition Studies 53.1, Genie Nicole Giaimo reflects on the inequities of academic labor—and the possibilities for reimagining how we gather.

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Grades often stifle students’ willingness to take risks. But what if grading itself could invite risk? In Composition Studies 53.1, @dlib24.bsky.social explores how labor-based grading contracts (LBGCs) reshape what risk means in the classroom. 🧵

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

What if the future of conferences looked nothing like the past? Our first highlight from 53.1’s “Where We Are” is Cristy Beemer & Rebecca S. Richards’ “Nimble and Sustainable.” 🧵

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Want to shape the next Composition Studies special issue? We’re looking for guest editors for Summer 2026. (Open-access + digital → wide circulation + real impact)

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Reflection isn’t just a tidy essay at the end of class. ✨ In the newest issue of Composition Studies, Jaclyn Fiscus-Cannaday shows how reflection is alive, happening in motion through everyday classroom moments. 👇 3 reasons her new book is worth your time:

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

The cover of our new issue features Attention by Susanna Crum—a cyanotype that reimagines the “blueprint” as the architecture of thought. #cs531 #chartingourcourse #compositionstudies #writingstudies #rhetcomp #coverart #cyanotype

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Turns out, a lot of PhDs—and a lot of care. Composition Studies 53.1 is now live. Featuring essays on grading contracts, conference futures, sustainable teaching, and editorial care. Read it here: compstudiesjournal.com/current-issu... #cs531 #compositionstudies #rhetcomp #writingstudies

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

“How many PhDs does it take to write an editorial introduction?” Our Spring 2025 issue isn’t about returning—it’s about reimagining. Coming soon from Composition Studies. #cs531 #chartingourcourse #compositionstudies #writingstudies #rhetcomp #academicpublishing #editorsatwork

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Are you interested in #studentcentered #assessment projects? Check out Nicole Guinot Varty & @adriennejankens 52.2 #article about Wayne State University’s CLC #writing showcase: bit.ly/3DOvnu2 ✨ #multimodal #studentvoice #TeamRhetoric #highered #composition #rhetcomp

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Composition Studies readers and #4C25 goers, it's time for a subscription discount. Use the QR code below to take $10 off any one-year subscription to our journal. And, if you find Jacob or Zach at 4Cs, show them your confirmation for a free sticker!

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

“But most of all, every student leaves the course knowing that editing and publishing is not just ‘correcting’ or ‘copy editing’ other people’s words” (Richards 142). Read more from @RhetorRichards: bit.ly/4a9Ay3P. 🎉 #editing #publishing #antiracism #feminism #rhetcomp #contractgrading #umass #engl

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Check out Nasih Alam’s #bookreview for a collection that highlights linguistic and cultural diversities by amplifying twenty-two voices whose primary language is not English: bit.ly/3C1GRda. 🎉🎉 #identity #diversity #inclusion #marginalization #pedagogy #composition

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Monica Reyes’ “Transformative Counterstorying in a Rhetorics of Displacement Seminar” is a course design that you would want to read to help your students use stories as a geopolitical tool for accessing safety, power, and dignity: bit.ly/4h6H4ur

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Check out Omar Yacoub's review of Writing STEAM: Composition, STEM, and a New Humanities. This collection explores the intersection of writing, STEM, & the arts, highlighting the need for better communication in these fields. Read more: bit.ly/40pgJlL. #STEAM #HigherEd

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

In "Liberalism in Rhetoric and Composition: An Ideological History and (Re)Definition," Overstreet challenges critiques of liberalism, arguing that it is "a political reform project that seeks to structure social systems to maximize human potential” (103). Subscribe for access: bit.ly/3SL3ANl

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Read Jainab Tabassum Banu's review of Michael J. Michaud's book, “A Writer Reforms (the Teaching of) Writing,” which explores the impactful journey of #DonaldMurray, a pioneer in writing pedagogy: bit.ly/4aafPNn #WritingProcess #EducationReform #BookReview #WritingPedagogy

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Join us in welcoming our new FEN Blog co-editors, Emily Brier and Daniel Libertz!🎉 And with this new leadership comes a fresh #CFP! Any proposals about #composition, from #PublicRhetoric, #CollaborativeWriting, #Assessment, and more, are encouraged. Read more at bit.ly/3QleGcv. Please share widely❣️

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

#BOOKREVIEW: @dhroen reviews @ShaneAWood’s 2022 text, which further exemplifies Wood’s interview talents and “offers many informed perspectives about teaching writing in a wide range of institutional and programmatic contexts” (178): bit.ly/3BZP5CB #pedagogy #rhetcomp

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Have you ever thought of curatorial technique as a writing invention strategy? If not, then you should definitely check out Mario D’Agostino’s design for the course, “WRIT 5900: Archival Curation and Museology”: bit.ly/42eZ9Cx #TeamRhet #RhetComp

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Is the traditional "writing process" model truly helping—or hindering—development as writers & professionals? Read “‘This is Me, Writing’: Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Their Writing Processes Over Time” by Chris W. Gallagher in your copy of 52.2. Subscribe here for access: bit.ly/3SL3ANl.

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Discover how student-generated textbooks can revolutionize your writing classroom by reading @chris_friend’s article in your copy of 52.2! Subscribe for access: compstudiesjournal.com/subscriptions/ 📚

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

For those of you in rhet/comp/writing studies, here’s a list of independent peer-reviewed journals that are currently accepting submissions: Composition Studies (@compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social) Kairos (@kairosrtp.bsky.social) Composition Forum Xchanges Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

“Of the 133 four-year institutions listed in 2015, 118 still offer a Writing and Rhetoric major. What happened between then and now?” (Becker 2). Check out Tim Becker’s At A Glance graphics in 52.2: bit.ly/3WgkVSl. #RhetComp #WPA #Writing

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Allison Harper Hitt’s book Rhetorics of Overcoming is a must read for graduate students in writing studies and seasoned disability scholars. - @adahubrig.bsky.social Here’s why: bit.ly/4fx6EJd #openaccess #teamrhetoric #rhetcomp #highered #bookreview #writingstudies #disabilitystudies

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