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Yagelski review in CE
I just read Robert P. Yagelski’s review, “‘Radical to Many in the Educational Establishment’: The Writing Process Movement after the Hurricanes,“ in the May 2006 CE. Yagelski takes the stance that Elbow, Murray, and Freire are of the same vein … Continue reading
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classoom as a museum?
I’m re-reading Sirc’s book (well, part of it; I haven’t finished it yet), and when I read again that Sirc compares the Modernist classroom to a museum (2), I was reminded of what Gloria Anzaldúa writes in Borderlands: La Frontera. … Continue reading
Interview with Anzaldúa in her book
[a] 227-246, Interview with Gloria Anzaldúa by Karin Ikas [b] In this interview, Anzaldúa discusses her childhood and background, such as growing up and missing some of her education because her father was a migrant worker (228). She describes how … Continue reading
Anzaldúa’s poetry
[a] 124-225 [b] In Un Agitado Viento, the second half of the book, Anzaldúa prints her poetry from a variety of voices and in a variety of styles. Some poems are mostly English, others are a strong mixture of English … Continue reading
Anzaldúa, Chapters 6 & 7
[a] pages 87-113, Chapter 6: “Tlilli, Tlapalli; The Path of the Red and Black Ink,“ and Chapter 7: “La conciencia de la mestiza; Towards a New Consciousness“ [b] In Chapter 6, Anzaldúa describes her vision of the writer: a “shape-changer,…a … Continue reading