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Conscious Reader, The, 11th Edition

Caroline F. Shrodes, Late, The Union Institute

Michael F. Shugrue, The College of Staten Island, CUNY

Marc F. DiPaolo, Oklahoma City College

Christian Matuschek, The Union Institute

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This classic thematic anthology has long been hailed for its exceptionally rich collection of essays, personal writing, fiction and poetry, and for its ground-breaking inclusion of classic and contemporary images.

Renowned for the quality and range of its selections, The Conscious Reader presents over 150 readings representing a range of genres, a wide array of culturally diverse authors and fascinating topics, and a broad range of academic disciplines, including art, cultural studies, education, psychology, philosophy, politics, science, technology, and environmental studies. The works range from the classical–Plato's Crito–to the contemporary– Jhumpa Lahiri and David Gelerntner–and from political figures like Colin Powell and Wesley Clark to generational icons like Melissa Etheridge, John Lennon, and Tupac Shakur. Brief, flexible apparatus includes an introduction to each theme and helpful headnotes, discussion questions, and writing assignments for each selection. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of The Conscious Reader is its inclusion of a cutting-edge selection of images designed to provoke discussion and analysis.

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A wide range of contemporary and classic authors, and of genres and themes, offers a flexible and pedagogically appealing collection of models for good writing.
Selections grouped by genre—Personal Writing, Essays, Fiction, and Poetry—under 10 universal themes move students from questions about self-discovery and relationships to larger issues of culture, science, and technology and the goals of human freedom and dignity.
Notebooks at the beginning of each section group together readings that encourage analysis and synthesis around a particular issue.
A section of full-color art and over 30 black-and-white photos provide provocative visual prompts for class discussion.

An alternate rhetorical table of contents makes this a flexible collection for any teaching approach.

A detailed Instructor's Manual includes a discussion of every selection in the text.

New to This Edition

A new Part II, On Being a Conscious Reader and an Intelligent Writer, supports the theme of this reader by bringing together thoughts about the importance of reading and writing by such diverse and well-known figures as Stephen King, Malcolm X and Flannery O’Connor, along with specific guidance on writing well by experts like Joseph Williams. This exciting section plants this reader directly in the composition classroom.
Over sixty-five new classic and contemporary selections offer in-depth examinations of the habits and choices of Millennial Generation students--including the Facebook phenomenon, “friends with benefits,” and cell phones--and challenge students to think beyond immediate concerns. ·
A unique, multi-page excerpt from a graphic novel, Scott McCloud’s The Language of Comics, both discusses and represents the importance of visual literacy in our increasingly image-laden world. ·
Song lyrics by Ani DiFranco and John Lennon, a poem by Tupac Shakur, and essays by Melissa Etheridge and Marilyn Manson are at once highly personal and highly political, with ripe potential for discussion. ·
A wide-ranging display of images by both world-famous and emerging talents, representing collage, sculpture, etching, graffiti, and digital imagery in addition to more traditional media, offers a wealth of opportunity for understanding and evaluating images ·
New section introductions offer an overview of the readings included in each section—as well as some interesting hints about the editors’ reasons for including them.

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