Imagining the Cosmopolitan in Public and Professional Writing [Hardcover]

In this important book, Surma combines threads from ethical, political, communications, sociological, feminist and discourse theories to explore the impact of writing in a range of contexts and illustrate the ways in which it can strengthen social connections.List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: A Cosmopolitan Orientation Conceptualising the Cosmopolitan Approach to Writing Writing in the network Sentencing: Reflecting on Words and Worlds Rewriting Organisational Change The Multinational Corporation - Writing Cosmopolitan Responsibility? Conclusion: Reimagining the Cosmopolitan Appendix Endnotes Bibliography

'Surma's first book was groundbreaking, but this one exceeds even my highest expectations for a sequel. She deftly weaves critical cosmopolitanism into the warp and woof of writing on a theoretically sound loom. The results include an ethics of care with immediate contemporary relevance conveyed in a crafted prose that is a joy to explore. In line with her plea that 'it is more urgent than ever for writers in the non-fiction domain to draw on some of the insights and approaches of their fiction-writing colleagues', she convincingly shows, with considerable style, how any more equitable cosmopolitan world order will not only be a new word order, but an imaginative re-ordering of words and worlds. This outstanding book simultaneously opens pathways to fairer futures and provides a theoretical frame for transforming the practice and study of writing and rhetoric.' - David McKie, the University of Waikato, New Zealand

ANNE SURMA is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Murdoch University, Australia. Anne has also worked in private industry as an editor and writer and, more recently, as a workshop facilitator and consultant, advising on communication strategy and practice. Her research interests include public communication as ethical discourse and creative practice; corporate responsibility; and discursive appl#