{"product_id":"english-composition-as-a-happening","title":"English Composition As A Happening","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eWhat happened to the bold, kicky promise of writing instruction in the 1960s? The current conservative trend in composition is analyzed allegorically by Geoffrey Sirc in this book-length homage to Charles Deemer's 1967 article, in which the theories and practices of Happenings artists (multi-disciplinary performance pioneers) were used to invigorate college writing. Sirc takes up Deemer's inquiry, moving through the material and theoretical concerns of such pre- and post-Happenings influences as Duchamp and Pollock, situationists and punks, as well as many of the Happenings artists proper. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this book, already a cult classic, began a neo-avant-garde for composition studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Ross W. Winterowd Award for most outstanding book in composition theory.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Geoffrey Sirc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54185862398244,"sku":"9780874214352","price":25.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.co.uk\/products\/english-composition-as-a-happening","provider":"IndiePubs UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}