bruce ballenger

Degrees

PhD, Composition and Literature, University of New Hampshire, 1995

MA, Nonfiction Writing, University of New Hampshire, 1985

MS, Natural Resources, University of Michigan, 1976

BS, Population Dynamics, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1974

Research Interests

Essay writing, theories of essay genre, composition textbooks and evolution of the discipline, creative nonfiction pedagogy, freshman research paper

Recent Publications

“Stumbling into the Light of New Meaning." Writing on the Edge, 2007.

The Curious Writer, New York: Longman, 2007.

Crafting Truth: Short Studies in Creative Nonfiction, New York: Longman, forthcoming 2008.

Courses Frequently Taught

At the undergraduate level: English Composition, Nonfiction Writing, Advanced Nonfiction Writing, 20th Century American Nonfiction.

At the graduate level: Creative Nonfiction Workshop, The Essay Tradition, Theories of Rhetoric and Composition.

Teaching Philosophy

Classes are collaborative efforts between instructor and students to make new knowledge on a course’s subject matter. Consequently, lectures are rare and discussion common.
Contact

bballeng@boisestate.edu

426-1876

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