Despite its longevity and ubiquity on college campuses, English studies still needs defending, according to the contributors to this volume. Each chapter is an argument for the value of every discipline within English studies, including creative writing, linguistics, rhetoric, composition, literary criticism and critical theory. McComiskey (English, U. of Alabama at Birmingham) asserts that each discipline is a separate but equal partner in the larger project of analysis, critique and production of discourse in social context. Annotation 2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
