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Randall Popken. Edwin Hopkins and the Costly Labor of Composition Teaching.

Popken, Randall. "Edwin Hopkins and the Costly Labor of Composition Teaching." CCC. 55.4 (2004): 618-641.

Abstract:

Using a "historical case study" of Edwin M. Hopkins, this article explores what Bruce Horner calls the "material social conditions" of teaching writing early in the twentieth century. It shows how Hopkins's own attitude and response to the demands of being a writing teacher serve as a backdrop for understanding his local and national crusade to improve labor conditions for faculty.

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