{"product_id":"serendipity-in-rhetoric-writing-and-maureen-daly-goggin-9781607327387","title":"Serendipity in Rhetoric, Writing, and Literacy Research","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the course of research, most scholars have known moments of surprise, catastrophe, or good fortune, though they seldom refer to these occurrences in reports or discuss them with students. \u003ci\u003eSerendipity in Rhetoric, Writing, and Literacy Research\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the different kinds of work scholars, particularly those in rhetoric, writing, and literacy, need to do in order to recognize a serendipitous discovery or a missed opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn published scholarship and research, the path toward discovery seems clean and direct. The dead ends, backtrackings, start-overs, and stumbles that occur throughout the research process are elided, and seems that the researchers started at point A and arrived safely and neatly at point B without incident, as if by magic. The path, however, is never truly clear and straight. Research and writing is messy.\u003ci\u003e Serendipity in Rhetoric, Writing, and Literacy Research\u003c\/i\u003e features chapters from twenty-three writing scholars who have experienced moments of serendipity in their own work-not by magic or pure chance but through openness and active waiting, which offer an opportunity to prepare the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerendipity in Rhetoric, Writing, and Literacy Research\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates the reality of doing research: there is no reliable prescription or one-size-fits-all manual, but success can be found with focused dedication and an open mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors\u003c\/i\u003e: Ellen Barton​, ​Zachary C. Beare​, ​Lynn Z. Bloom​, ​Jennifer Clary-Lemon​, ​Caren Wakerman Converse​, ​Gale Coskan-Johnson​, ​Kim Donehower​, ​Bill Endres​, ​Shirley E. Faulkner-Springfield​, ​Lyn?e Lewis Gaillet​, ​Brad Gyori​, ​Judy Holiday​, ​Gesa E. Kirsch​, ​Lori Ostergaard​, ​Doreen Piano​, ​Liz Rohan​, ​Ryan Skinnell​, ​Patricia Wilde​, ​Daniel Wuebben\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen Daly Goggin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607327384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607327387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Utah State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Maureen Daly Goggin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46173013770495,"sku":"9781607327387","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d4e96a7-b304-4942-890f-53afc5212d11.jpg?v=1727179729","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/serendipity-in-rhetoric-writing-and-maureen-daly-goggin-9781607327387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}