Patricia Bizzell feels that teachers of composition cannot afford to ignore alternative forms of discourse that are now appearing in the academy. This collection of her essays both discusses and at times exemplifies extraordinary examples of just such alternatives.

Using unconventional structures and formats while acknowledging new modes and methods, this provocative volume argues eloquently for inclusion of a broader range of expression in academic writing.

The Intellectual Work of "Mixed" Forms of Academic Discourse, Patricia Bizzell
Listening to ghosts: an alternative (non)argument, Malea Powell
Academic Discourses, or Small Boats in Big Seas, Jacqueline Jones Royster
"New Life in This Dormant Creature": Notes on Social Consciousness, Language and Learning in a College Classroom, Carmen Kynard
A Problem with Writing (about) "Alternative" Discourses, Sidney Dobrin
Being an Ally, Helen Fox
Contrastive Rhetoric: A Must in Cross-cultural Inquiries, Haixia Lan
Questioning "Alternative" Discourse: Reports from Across the Disciplines, Chris Thaiss &
Terry Meyers Zawacki
So It Was This Beautiful Night, Belinda Kremer
Re-Clustering Traditional Academic Discourse: Alternating with Confucian Discourse, LuMing Mao Writing, Dialects, and the Culture of Literacy, Peter Elbow
Full (dis)Course Meal: Some Words on Hybrid/Alternative Discourses, Laura Lai Long
An Essay We're Learning to Read: Responding to Alt.Style, Michael Spooner
From the Inside Out, or From the Outside In, Depending, Christopher Schroeder
Alternative Discourse: A Synthesis, Paul Matsuda