sHORT RETAIL DESCRIPTION:In Contextis a thematically-organized reader which invites students to use reading and writing to participate in ongoing cultural conversations.What setsIn Contextapart from other readers is: (1) its thoughtful and sustained attention to rhetorical; (2) the fact that students are asked to do more than critique culture, and to focus on how societies and individuals use writing and reading to do work, to affect outcomes, and to achieve results; and 3) the inclusion of assignments that allow students to compose not only analytical essays, but other genres as well.In Contextoffers a widely praised selection of readings that are provocative, fresh, and present various genres, with selections from bell hooks, Nell Berstein, Gloria Anzaldua, Sandra Cisneros, Barry Lopez, Robert B. Putnam, Robert Reich, Sherry Turkle, R. B. Kitja, Richard Rodriguez, Patricia J. Williams, and Ray Suarez. Challenging readings along with more accessible readings offer great flexibility. Readings are drawn from a variety of genres- from scholarly articles to more journalistic pieces to radio transcripts to legal documents.