Response to Donald Lazere's "Reaffirming Critical Composition Studies as an Antidote to Trumpian Authoritarianism"

On top of this, I wonder if he sees a way to integrate his goals with those of other progressive traditions. [...]I have some questions for him that I think, for the sake of critical discourse, need to be addressed in the same forum in which he presented his argument. More than likely, they would ta...

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Published inCollege composition and communication Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 465 - 469
Main Author Thelin, William H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Urbana National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 01.02.2021
National Council of Teachers of English
Subjects
Academic Language
Authoritarianism
Capitalism
Classrooms
College Curriculum
Colonialism
Communication
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Conservatism
Critical Literacy
Critical Theory
Cultural identity
Curricula
Educational aspects
Electronic Mail
Feminism
Freshman Composition
Identity politics
Literacy
Lorde, Audre
Oppression
Pedagogy
Political aspects
Politics
Popular Culture
Propaganda
Rhetoric
Self interest
Social networks
Social Systems
Student writing
Teaching
Thinking Skills
Traditions
Working class
Writing instruction
United States
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Summary:On top of this, I wonder if he sees a way to integrate his goals with those of other progressive traditions. [...]I have some questions for him that I think, for the sake of critical discourse, need to be addressed in the same forum in which he presented his argument. More than likely, they would take his cry for a pedagogy that alerts students to the "mind-numbing effects of authoritarian mass culture" (323) to promote refined culture in the classroom to distance students from the low-brow mass culture or, perhaps, to take sides on traditional disputes on social issues such as abortion, capital punishment, or welfare in their assignments. [...]Lazere acknowledges "the importance of identity issues within a broader political scope" and takes a bold stance by asserting that some of the mantras have turned "greater inclusiveness into exclusionary dogma" (313).
ISSN:0010-096X
1939-9006