TY - CHAP T1 - Television: Genres T2 - International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Y1 - 2001 A1 - D'Acci, J. ED - Smelser, N.J. ED - Baltes, P.B. JA - International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences PB - Elsevier CY - New York SP - 15574–78 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Lyric Essay JF - The Seneca Review Y1 - 0 A1 - John D'Agata A1 - Deborah Tall KW - creative nonfiction KW - creative writing KW - essay PB - Seneca Review UR - http://www.hws.edu/academics/senecareview/lyricessay.aspx ER - TY - Generic T1 - The Seneca Review Special Issue on the Lyric Essay Y1 - 2007 A1 - John D'Agata KW - creative nonfiction KW - creative writing KW - essay ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Personal Genres, Public Voices JF - College Composition and Communication Y1 - 2008 A1 - Danielewicz, Jane KW - agency KW - authority KW - autobiography KW - composition KW - genre KW - pedagogy AB - Writing in personal genres, like autobiography, leads writers to public voices. Publicvoice is a discursive quality of a text that conveys the writer’s authority and position relative to others. To show how voice and authority depend on genre, I analyze the autobiographies of two writers who take opposing positions on the same topic. By producing texts in genres with recognizable social functions, student writers gain agency. VL - 59 SP - 420–450 N1 - + pdf ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Critiquing Critiques: A Genre Analysis of Feedback Across Novice to Expert Design Studios JF - Journal of Business and Technical Communication Y1 - 2008 A1 - Dannels, Deanna P. A1 - Martin, Kelly Norris VL - 22 SP - 135-159 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Learning to Be Professional: Technical Classroom Discourse, Practice, and Professional Identity Construction JF - Journal of Business and Technical Communication Y1 - 2000 A1 - Dannels, Deanna P. VL - 14 SP - 5-37 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Teaching and Learning Design Presentations in Engineering: Contradictions between Academic and Workplace Activity Systems JF - Journal of Business and Technical Communication Y1 - 2003 A1 - Dannels, Deanna P. VL - 17 SP - 139-169 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Relational Genre Knowledge and the Online Design Critique: Relational Authenticity in Preprofessional Genre Learning JF - Journal of Business and Technical Communication Y1 - 2011 A1 - Dannels, Deanna P. VL - 25 SP - 3-35 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Critiquing Critiques: A Genre Analysis of Feedback Across Novice to Expert Design Studios JF - Journal of Business & Technical Communication Y1 - 2008 A1 - Dannels, Deanna P. A1 - Norris, Martin Kelly KW - communication across the curriculum KW - communication in the disciplines KW - genre instruction KW - oral genre KW - preprofessional genre AB - In the discipline of design, the most common presentation genre is the critique,and the most central aspect of this genre is the feedback. Using a qualitative framework, this article identifies a typology of feedback, compares the frequencies of feedback types between different levels of design studios ranging from novice to expert, and explores what the feedback reflects about the social and educational context of these design studios. Results suggest that the feedback socialized students into egalitarian relationships and autonomous decision-making identities that were perhaps more reflective of academic developmental stages or idealized workplace contexts than of actual professional settings—therefore potentially complicating the preprofessional goals of the critique. VL - 22 SP - 135–159 N1 - + pdf ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performing tribal rituals: A genre analysis of 'crits' in design studios JF - Communication Education Y1 - 2005 A1 - Dannels, Deanna P. KW - communication across the curriculum KW - communication in the disciplines KW - design KW - ethnography KW - oral genre VL - 54 SP - 136–160 N1 - + pdf rhet ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Doing Dialogue: Genre and Flexibility in Public Engagement with Science JF - Science as Culture Y1 - 2010 A1 - Davies, S R KW - science AB -

‘Public engagement with science’ is an increasingly important but contested practice. In this study of London's Dana Centre I look at dialogue events carried out there as a case study of public engagement, performing a detailed analysis in order to examine their nature and practice. The analysis suggests that event framings (as found in the discourse of events) are multiple, varying from lecture to open debate. Furthermore the genre of events is flexible, with participant involvement organised through the use of genres derived from education, talkshows and news interviewing as well as more traditional genres such as lectures. While it seems there is flexibility in the practice of these informal dialogue events, they are, however, not open to reinvention by all participants equally. The fluidity of practice observed may be due to the newness of these kinds of processes in most people's experiences. We are therefore observing, on the ground, the traces of contrasting discourses of the right relationship between science and society.

VL - 18 SP - 397-416 CP - 4 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Teen Tv: Genre, Consumption, Identity Y1 - 2004 A1 - Glyn Davis A1 - Kay Dickinson PB - BFI Pub CY - London ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluating Environmental Impact Statements as Communicative Action JF - Journal of Business and Technical Communication Y1 - 2002 A1 - Dayton, David VL - 16 SP - 355-405 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Results of a Survey of ATTW Members, 2003 JF - Technical Communication Quarterly Y1 - 2004 A1 - Dayton, David A1 - Bernhardt, Stephen A. VL - 13 SP - 13-43 UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S15427625TCQ1301_5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluating Environmental Impact Statements as Communicative Action JF - Journal of Technical and Business Communication Y1 - 2002 A1 - Dayton, David KW - democratic decision making KW - EIS KW - environmental impact KW - genre KW - Habermas KW - Killingsworth KW - Miller VL - 16 SP - 355–405 N1 - + j ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Corpus Analysis of Text Themes and Photographic Themes in Managerial Forewords of Dutch-English and British Annual General Reports JF - IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Y1 - 2006 A1 - De Groot, E.B. A1 - Korzilius, H. A1 - Ickerson, C.N. A1 - Gerritsen, M VL - 49 SP - 217-235 UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=1684204 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Genre theory: Teaching, writing, and being Y1 - 2008 A1 - Deborah Dean KW - composition KW - genre KW - grades 9-12 KW - high school KW - resource KW - teaching KW - writing AB -

Contemporary genre theory is probably not what you learned in college. Its dynamic focus on writing as a social activity in response to a particular situation makes it a powerful tool for teaching practical skills and preparing students to write beyond the classroom.

Although genre is often viewed as simply a method for labeling different types of writing, Deborah Dean argues that exploring genre theory can help teachers energize their classroom practices.

Genre Theory synthesizes theory and research about genres and provides applications that help teachers artfully address the challenges of teaching high school writing.

Knowledge of genre theory helps teachers:

Because genre theory connects writing and life, Dean’s applications provide detailed suggestions for class projects—such as examining want ads, reading fairy tales, and critiquing introductions—that build on students’ lived experience with genres. These wide-ranging activities can be modified for a broad variety of grade levels and student interests.

119 pp. 2008. Grades 9–12. ISBN 978-0-8141-1841-2.

PB - National Council of Teachers of English CY - Urbana, Ill SN - 978-0-8141-1841-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Australia uses genre analysis to address workplace literacy JF - IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Y1 - 1996 A1 - Dennett, J.T VL - 39 SP - 115-116 UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=536258 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Interactional Metadiscourse in Turkish Postgraduates Academic Texts: A Comparative Study of How They Introduce and Conclude JF - i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching Y1 - 2012 A1 - Akbas, Erdem VL - 2 SP - 35 - 42 UR - http://www.imanagerpublications.com/article/1964http://www.imanagerpublications.com/article/1964 CP - 3 J1 - JELT ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Demarcating Medicine's Boundaries: Constituting and Categorizing in the Journals of the American Medical Association JF - Technical Communication Quarterly Y1 - 2012 A1 - Derkatch, Colleen VL - 21 SP - 210-229 UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10572252.2012.663744 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Law of Genre JF - Glyph Y1 - 1980 A1 - Derrida, Jacques KW - genre KW - law VL - 7 SP - 55–81 N1 - + pdf ER - TY - CHAP T1 - The Law of Genre T2 - On Narrative Y1 - 1981 A1 - Derrida, Jacques ED - Mitchell, W. J. T. KW - genre JA - On Narrative PB - University of Chicago Press CY - Chicago SP - 51–78 N1 - + b ER - TY - ABST T1 - Interactive Influence of Genre Familiarity, Star Power, and Critics' Reviews in the Cultural Goods Industry: The Case of Motion Pictures Y1 - 2005 A1 - Desai, Kalpesh Kaushik A1 - Basuroy, Suman KW - commodity KW - cultural product KW - film KW - genre KW - genre movie KW - product type AB - Academic research pertaining to the marketing of cultural productssuch as Broadway shows, books, music, and movies has identified a product's genre (or type), star pow^er, and critics' reviews as important factors influencing the market performance of an individual product. Prior research, however, has not investigated the joint influences of these factors. The current study extends previous research by empirically investigating the managerially relevant interactive influences of these factors within the context of the motion-picture industry. For example, should producers of more familiar genre movies, such as dramas and comedies, feature popular, but expensive, stars? Real-world data from two distinct time periods are used to test the hypotheses. The findings are consistent across the two time periods and reveal that for more familiar genre movies, star power and the valence of critics' reviews have less impact on the movie's performance in the market. In contrast, for the less familiar genre movies, stronger (vs. weaker) star power and more (vs. less) positive reviews have positive influence on the market performance. Further, for movies with less star power, the valence of critics' reviews has no impact on the performance. In contrast, for movies 'with greater star power, more (less) positive reviews have positive (negative) influence on movie performance. Managerial and theoretical implications, along with limitations of the findings and directions for future research, are offered. JA - Psychology and Marketing VL - 22 SP - 203–223 N1 - + pdf ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Generalizing about Genre: New Conceptions of an Old Concept JF - College Composition and Communication Y1 - 1993 A1 - Devitt, Amy J KW - composition KW - genre KW - situation VL - 44 SP - 573–586 N1 - + j ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Intertextuality in Tax Accounting: Generic, Referential, and Functional T2 - Textual Dynamics of the Professions: Historical and Contemporary Studies of Writing in Professional Communities Y1 - 1991 A1 - Devitt, Amy J. ED - Bazerman, Charles ED - Paradis, James JA - Textual Dynamics of the Professions: Historical and Contemporary Studies of Writing in Professional Communities PB - University of Wisconsin Press CY - Madison, WI SP - 336–355 UR - http://wac.colostate.edu/books/textual_dynamics/ ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Materiality and Genre in the Study of Discourse Communities JF - College English Y1 - 2003 A1 - Devitt, Amy J A1 - Bawarshi, Anis A1 - Reiff, Mary Jo KW - classroom KW - ethnography KW - ethnomethodology KW - jury instructions KW - materiality KW - medical records VL - 65 SP - 541–558 N1 - + j ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Writing Genres T2 - Rhetorical Philosophy and Theory Y1 - 2004 A1 - Devitt, Amy J ED - Blakesley, David KW - context KW - genre KW - history KW - literary KW - rhetorical KW - teaching JA - Rhetorical Philosophy and Theory PB - Southern Illinois University Press CY - Carbondale, IL SN - 0-8093-2553-5 N1 - + ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Integrating Rhetorical and Literary Theories of Genre JF - College English Y1 - 2000 A1 - Amy Devitt KW - literary studies KW - rhetorical genre studies VL - 62 CP - 6 ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Intertextuality in Tax Accounting: Generic, Referential, and Functional T2 - Textual Dynamics of the Professions: Historical and Contemporary Studies of Writing in Professional Communities Y1 - 1991 A1 - Devitt, Amy J ED - Bazerman, Charles ED - Paradis, James KW - community KW - genre set KW - IRS KW - profession KW - tax accounting JA - Textual Dynamics of the Professions: Historical and Contemporary Studies of Writing in Professional Communities PB - University of Wisconsin Press CY - Madison, WI SP - 336–335 UR - http://wac.colostate.edu/books/textual_dynamics/ N1 - + book ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Teaching Critical Genre Awareness T2 - Genre in a Changing World Y1 - 2009 A1 - Devitt, Amy J ED - Bazerman, Charles ED - Bonini, Adair ED - Figueiredo, Débora KW - academic writing KW - genre knowledge KW - teaching JA - Genre in a Changing World PB - WAC Clearinghouse and Parlor Press CY - Fort Collins, CO SP - 337–351 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Worlds Apart : Acting and Writing in Academic and Workplace Contexts T2 - Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Y1 - 1999 A1 - Dias, Patrick A1 - Freedman, Aviva A1 - Medway, Peter A1 - Paré, Anthony JA - Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society PB - Routledge CY - Mahwah, NJ SN - 9780805821475 9780585114859 9781135691417 9781135691400 UR - http://proxying.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=19328&site=ehost-live ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Grassroots: Supporting the Knowledge Work of Everyday Life JF - Technical Communication Quarterly Y1 - 2008 A1 - Diehl, Amy A1 - Grabill, Jeffrey T. A1 - Hart-Davidson, William A1 - Iyer, Vishal VL - 17 SP - 413-434 UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10572250802324937 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Composing the Self: Of Diaries and Lifelogs JF - Fibreculture: Internet Theory, Criticism, Research Y1 - 2004 A1 - van Dijck, José KW - blog KW - diary KW - genre KW - Herring KW - private KW - public KW - remediation KW - self SP - http://journal.fibreculture.org/issue3/issue3_vandijck.html UR - http://journal.fibreculture.org/issue3/issue3_vandijck.html N1 - + pdf rhet ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Macrostructures Y1 - 1980 A1 - van Dijk, Teun KW - genre KW - macrostructure PB - Lawrence Erlbaum CY - Hillsdale, NJ N1 - QJS ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Text and Context: Explorations in the Semantics and Pragmatics of Discourse Y1 - 1977 A1 - van Dijk, Teun KW - genre PB - Longman CY - New York N1 - QJS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Energy and Rue JF - Frieze Y1 - 2012 A1 - Brian Dillon KW - creative nonfiction KW - creative writing KW - essay VL - 151 UR - https://www.frieze.com/issue/article/energy-rue/ ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Genres and the Web: Is the Personal Home Page the First Uniquely Digital Genre? JF - Journal of the American Society for Information Science Y1 - 2000 A1 - Dillon, A. A1 - Gushrowski, B. A. KW - digital KW - evolution KW - genre KW - home page AB - Genre conventions emerge across discourse communities over time to support the communication of ideas and information in socially and cognitively compatible forms. Digital genres frequently borrow heavily from the paper world even though the media optimally support different forms, structures, and interactions. This research sought to determine the existence and form of a truly digital genre. Results from a survey of user perceptions of the form and content of web home pages reveal a significant correlation between commonly found elements of home pages and user preferences and expectations of type. These data support the argument that the personal home page has rapidly evolved into a recognizable form with stable, user-preferred elements and thus may be considered the first truly digital genre. VL - 51 SP - 202–205 UR - ://000084513300010 N1 - + pdf+ digital genre J1 - J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Classification in Art JF - American Sociological Review Y1 - 1987 A1 - DiMaggio, Paul KW - administrative KW - art KW - classification KW - commerce KW - education KW - emergence KW - form KW - gene KW - industry KW - profession KW - ritual VL - 52 SP - 440–455 N1 - + genre literary ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Introduction: Genres as Fields of Knowledge JF - Publications of the Modern Language Association Y1 - 2007 A1 - Dimock, Wai Chee KW - Derrida KW - digital KW - drama KW - epic KW - fluidity KW - genre KW - kinship KW - lyric KW - media KW - taxonomy KW - virtual VL - 122 SP - 1377–1388 N1 - + j+ pdf ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Technical Communication Instruction in China: Localized Programs and Alternative Models JF - Technical Communication Quarterly Y1 - 2010 A1 - Ding, Huiling VL - 19 SP - 300-317 UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10572252.2010.481528 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Use of Cognitive and Social Apprenticeship to Teach a Disciplinary Genre: Initiation of Graduate Students into NIH Grant Writing JF - Written Communication Y1 - 2008 A1 - Ding, Huiling KW - academic KW - apprentice KW - genre KW - teaching VL - 25 SP - 3–52 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - "Genre analysis of personal statements: Analysis of moves in application essays to medical and dental schools." JF - English for Specific Purposes Y1 - 2007 A1 - Ding, Huiling KW - application KW - dental school KW - medical school KW - personal statement AB -

Despite the important role the personal statement plays in the graduate school application processes, little research has been done on its functional features and little instruction has been given about it in academic writing courses. The author conducted a multi-level discourse analysis on a corpus of 30 medical/dental school application letters, using both a hand-tagged move analysis and a computerized analysis of lexical features of texts. Five recurrent moves were identified, namely, explaining the reason to pursue the proposed study, establishing credentials related to the fields of medicine/dentistry, discussing relevant life experience, stating future career goals, and describing personality.

 2006 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The American University.

VL - 26 SP - Continuous CP - 3 ER - TY - UNPB T1 - Untitled A1 - Ding, Yao KW - Chinese rhetoic KW - genre N1 - RSQ 09-0033Grant, p 39 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Telling the Story of Daniscoís Annual Reports (1935 Through 2007-2008) From a Communicative Perspective JF - Journal of Business and Technical Communication Y1 - 2012 A1 - Ditlevsen, Marianne Grove VL - 26 SP - 92-115 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Circulation of the Late Elizabethan and Early Stuart Epigram JF - Renaissance and Reformation/Renaissance et Réforme Y1 - 2005 A1 - Doelman, James KW - 1500-1699 KW - English literature KW - epigram KW - genre study KW - poetry KW - sources in Martialis (40-103) VL - 29 SP - 59-73 SN - 0034-429X N1 - Accession Number: 2007460168. Gloss: French summary. Peer Reviewed: Yes. Publication Type: journal article. Language: English. Update Code: 200701. Sequence No: 2007-1-1504. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Illustration and Language in Technical Communication JF - Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Y1 - 2005 A1 - Donnell, Jeffrey VL - 35 SP - 239-271 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Terrorism and the Media: A Rhetorical Genre JF - Journal of Communication Y1 - 1986 A1 - Dowling, Ralph E. KW - genre KW - media KW - terrorism VL - 36 SP - 12–24 N1 - +pdf ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Evolution of the Rhetorical Genre of Apologia JF - Western Journal of Communication Y1 - 1993 A1 - Downey, Sharon D. KW - apologia KW - genre VL - 57 SP - 42–64 N1 - + genre ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The End(s) of Genre JF - Journal of Music Theory Y1 - 2013 A1 - Eric Drott AB -

This article presents a critique of the commonplace trope that holds genre to have declined in relevance under modernism. Contrary to the widespread notion that composers’ repudiation of received tradi- tion rendered the very idea of genre categories obsolete, this article argues that such categories have never ceased playing a decisive role in the production, circulation, and reception of post-1945 art music. In interrogat- ing the assumptions that underpin the “decline-of-genre” thesis, this article underlines the utility that renewed attention to genre and its framing effects may have for the analysis of this repertoire. To this end, an alterna- tive to standard theories of genre is advanced, one that draws on actor-network theory to destabilize catego- ries too often conceived as fixed, solid, and binding. This revised theory of genre is applied to Gérard Grisey’s six-part cycle, Les espaces acoustiques (1974–85). Habitually regarded as an exemplar of spectral music, Grisey’s cycle may be understood as participating in a number of additional generic contexts at the same time. Taking such generic overdetermination into account not only sheds light on the range of conflicting interpreta- tions that Les espaces acoustiques affords but also suggests how music analysis might better address the heterogeneous contexts and multiple listener competences that this and other musics engage. 

VL - 57 SP - 1-45 CP - 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The End(s) of Genre JF - Journal of Music Theory Y1 - 2013 A1 - Drott, E AB -

This article presents a critique of the commonplace trope that holds genre to have declined in relevance under modernism. Contrary to the widespread notion that composers’ repudiation of received tradition rendered the very idea of genre categories obsolete, this article argues that such categories have never ceased playing a decisive role in the production, circulation, and reception of post-1945 art music. In interrogating the assumptions that underpin the “decline-of-genre” thesis, this article underlines the utility that renewed attention to genre and its framing effects may have for the analysis of this repertoire. To this end, an alternative to standard theories of genre is advanced, one that draws on actor-network theory to destabilize categories too often conceived as fixed, solid, and binding. This revised theory of genre is applied to Gérard Grisey’s six-part cycle, Les espaces acoustiques (1974–85). Habitually regarded as an exemplar of spectral music, Grisey’s cycle may be understood as participating in a number of additional generic contexts at the same time. Taking such generic overdetermination into account not only sheds light on the range of conflicting interpretations that Les espaces acoustiques affords but also suggests how music analysis might better address the heterogeneous contexts and multiple listener competences that this and other musics engage.

VL - 57 SP - 1-45 CP - 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Taking Up Space: On Genre Systems as Geographies of the Possible JF - JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory Y1 - 2008 A1 - Dryer, Dylan B KW - documentary society KW - genre system KW - land-use planning KW - uptake VL - 28 SP - 503–534 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Persistence of Institutional Memory: Genre Uptake and Program Reform JF - Writing Program Administration Y1 - 2008 A1 - Dryer, Dylan B KW - genre KW - uptake VL - 3` SP - 32-51 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Genre Y1 - 1982 A1 - Dubrow, Heather KW - Aristotle KW - Frye KW - genre KW - literature PB - Methuen CY - London SN - 0-416-74690-X N1 - + ER - TY - ABST T1 - Modern Genre Theory Y1 - 2000 A1 - Duff, David KW - Bakhtin KW - Colie KW - Croce KW - Derrida KW - Fowler KW - Frye KW - Genette KW - Jameson KW - Jauss KW - literary genre KW - Propp KW - Todorov PB - Pearson Education CY - New York N1 - textbook ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Genre as Temporally Situated Social Action JF - Written Communication Y1 - 2000 A1 - Dunmire, Patricia L. KW - clock time KW - exigence KW - genre KW - kairos KW - process time KW - temporal VL - 17 SP - 93–138 N1 - + j ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Observations on Entrepreneurship, Instructional Texts, and Personal Interaction JF - Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Y1 - 2003 A1 - Durack, Katherine T. VL - 33 SP - 87-109 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Filter. Remix. Make.: Cultivating Adaptability Through Multimodality JF - Journal of Technical Writing & Communication Y1 - 2015 A1 - Dusenberry, Lisa A1 - Hutter, Liz A1 - Robinson, Joy VL - 45 SP - 299–322 UR - http://proxying.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cms&AN=103279937&site=ehost-live&scope=site ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Poetry of Politics and Mourning: Mahmoud Darwish’s Genre-Transforming Tribute to Edward W. Said JF - PMLA Y1 - 2007 A1 - Rebecca Dyer AB -

This essay provides an analysis of “Tibaq,” an elegy written in Edward W. Said’s honor by the acclaimed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. Noting that the poem exhibits aspects of a number of genres and demonstrates Darwish’s generally innovative approach to traditional literary forms, I consider how he has transformed the marthiya, the elegiac genre that has been part of the Arabic literary tradition since the pre-Islamic era. I argue that Darwish used the elegy-writing occasion to comment on Said’s politics and to make respectful use of his critical methods, particularly his interdisciplinary borrowing of counterpoint, a concept typically used in music analysis. By reworking the conventionalmarthiya to represent Said’s life in exile and his diverse body of work and by putting his contrapuntal method into practice in the conversation depicted in the poem, Darwish elegizes a long-lasting friendship and shores up a shared political cause. (RD)

VL - 122 SP - 1447-62 CP - 7 ER -