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All: Yesterday I replied to Jennifer Chiki on audience, and offered to send
her a small bibliography. Since I received numerous additional requests
for the biblio, I am posting it. I apologize to those of you who might not
have an interest, but the number of requests suggests that there might be
some interest among the group. I enjoy this discussion group, and learn
from it frequently. Thanks. Marilyn
A SMALL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON AUDIENCE AWARENESS
(Theory, essays, and a few empirical experiences)
1. Porter, James E. 1992. Audience and Rhetoric: An Archeological
Composition of the Discourse Community. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
2. Redish, Janice C. 1989. "Reading To Learn To Do." IEEE Translations
on Professional Communication. 32(4):289-293.
3. Ede, Lisa. 1984. "Audience: An Introduction to Research." CCC
35(2):140-154.
4. Ong, Walter J. 1975. "The Writer's Audience is Always a Fiction." PMLA
90(1):9-21.
5. Kroll, Barry. 1984. "Writing for Readers: Three Perspectives on
Audience." CCC 35(2):172-185.
6. Flower, Linda. 1979. "Writer-Based Prose: A Cognitive Basis For
Problems in Writing." in The Bedford Guide For College Writers, fourth
edition. 1996. X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, Sylvia Holladay, Eds.
Background Readings. New York: St. Martin's Press. Vol. 2:81-99.
7. Ede, Lisa and Andrea Lunsford. 1984 "Audience Addressed/Audience
Involved: the Role of Audience in Composition Theory and Pedagogy." CCC
35(2):155-171.
8. Elbow, Peter. 1987. "Closing My Eyes as I Speak: An Argument for
Ignoring Audience." in The Bedford Guide For College Writers, fourth
edition 1996. X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, Sylvia Holladay, Eds.
Background Readings. New York: St. Martin's Press. Vol. 2:114-131.
9. Parks, Douglas. 1982. "The Meanings of 'Audience.'" College English.
44(March):247-257.
10. Kirsch, Gesa. 1991. "Writing Up and Down the Social Ladder: A Study
of Experienced Writers Composing for Contrasting Audiences." RTE
25(1):33-53.
11. Redd-Boyd, Theresa and Wayne Slater. 1989. "The Effects of Audience
Specification on Undergraduates' Attitudes, Strategies and Writing." RTE
23(1):77-108.
12. Berkenkotter, Carol. 1981. "Understanding a Writer's Awareness of
Audience." CCC 32(4):388-399.
14. Roth, Robert. 1987. " The Evolving Audience: Alternatives to Audience
Accommodation." CCC 38(1):47-55.
15. Ordoff, Elizabeth. 1988. "The Influence of Writers' Perceptions of
Audience on Texts: A Study of the Writing Teacher as Primary and Secondary
Audience." DAI-A. 49(1):52.
Marilyn Barrett O'Leary
Louisiana Sea Grant College Program
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
504-388-6349
moleary -at- lsuvm -dot- sncc -dot- lsu -dot- edu