Category Archives: Punk Pedagogy

metaphors of architecture and art; happenings

I’m still reading Sirc’s book, and he draws a metaphor between writing and architecture (3-5), which leads him to discuss artists who realize they must work outside the architecture given them: They practiced an art which interrupted the passivity of … Continue reading

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some things to think about on punk pedagogies

I just had a conference with Lisa and I wanted to transfer my notes to something that would be legible to me later and allow for some written reflection. Lisa notes that one of Sirc’s phrases has always bothered her—something … Continue reading

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more from Sirc – “traumatic writing that explores the wound”

Kahn-Egan, Seth. “Pedagogy of the Pissed: Punk Pedagogy in the First-Year Writing Classroom.“ CCC 49.1 (February 1998): 99-104. Sirc, Geoffrey. “Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Where’s 2Pac?“ CCC 49 (February 1998): 104-108. I just finished reading these two essays. As … Continue reading

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sources to check out from The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing

Lisa asked us to find possible sources in The Bedford Bibliography that we might be able to use for our seminar projects. Here are some: Under Rhetoric and Composition Theory: 144. Bartholomae, David. “Inventing the University.” 163. Brodkey, Linda. Writing … Continue reading

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Sirc’s English Composition as a Happening

From the back of Sirc’s book: Almost everyone will be upset by this book. I feel that I’m a part of teh audience Sirc seeks, and I have been deeply disturbed—and prompted to careful thought—by his critique of the cultural … Continue reading

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