Synopsis

Eileen Schell investigates, from a feminist perspective, the complex reasons why women are disproportionately represented in the ranks of contingent writing faculty.

Biography

Eileen E. Schell is an assistant professor of writing and English at Syracuse University, where she teaches first-year composition, advanced composition, and graduate courses in composition and the history of rhetoric. She was formerly the codirector of first-year composition at Virginia Tech and adjunct instructor of writing at North Seattle Community College.