Class Log Tuesday April 21, 2009 Reading: Michael Foucault “Panopticism” Logged by Keri Ortiz Assignment Update -From Dr. DeVries: Select 4 commentaries to be read and commented on by Dr. DeVries. Everyone should have received feedback on at least one…
English 5870
Commentary #7
by arussell • • 3 Comments
Adam Russell The Panopticon in the Classroom When talking about Foucalut and the prison structure of the panopticon, we see it as an apt metaphor for the way people regulate behavior in society. As James put it in class…
From the Field
I Can Haz Writin’ Skilz
by Kim De Vries • • 0 Comments
For those of you who worry about the impact the internet has had on writing, here is a course dedicated to writing in the internet age. Internet Age Writing Syllabus
English 5001
Class Questions
by Keri • • 1 Comment
1. How do student or teacher stereotypes affect the composition classroom and student writing? 2. “Academia was where we worked but we wanted a life on the outside. We did not want to be imprisoned in the institution of higher…
English 5001
Matsuda ESL Composition
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The reading — Composition Studies and ESL Writing: A Disciplinary Division of Labor Paul Kei Matsuda In this Article Paul Kei Matsuda describes the what writing teachers encounter when embarking on composition studies for ESL writers. ESL has historically…
English 5001
Commentary Week Ten
by Mike • • 1 Comment
Commentary Week Ten Western Supremacy and Composition In this week’s reading I believe there are two central issues. The first issue is related to the elitist attitudes of the “Western” world and the approach the West takes to view…