Thereforeiam

Thereforeiam

The purpose of this blog is to post my research for 220C. I am interested in exploring voice and identity on discussion boards as a means to redistribute authority in the composition classroom. By redistribution, I mean the audience is not solely the teacher but peers as well. By empowering the students, by celebrating what they bring personally and culturally to the classroom, equity in the classroom is established. I know that some argue that as long as there are syllabi and grades, the teacher, as authority, will always exist. We'll see what the case studies show. Please share any ideas you have. Right now I am looking at Jackie Jones Royster, "When the First Voice You Hear is Not Your Own" and bell Hooks' "Talkin Back". Gloria Anzaldua also discusses identity in her work. Perhaps too I can examine the "Contact Zone" more closely (Mary Pratt?). What do ya'll think?