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To: jnygrl
His dissertation, “Maroon Literacy, Guerilla Rhetoric: A Black Cultural Studies Approach to College Composition,” is a critical ethnographic study exploring the pedagogical and political impact of using Rap/Hip Hop and Marxist literary theory to develop academic and critical literacy among college-level writers.

Check out the typo. Shouldn't that be Moron Literacy?/sarcasm

30 posted on 10/18/2006 5:13:33 AM PDT by bennyjakobowski (Why in Hell should I have to Press 1 for English?)
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To: bennyjakobowski

The whole "Marxist literary theory to develop academic and critical literacy" reads to me as a nice way of saying "indoctrinating young minds."

My alma mater has never been known for less-than-liberal leanings, but it's gotten ridiculous.


32 posted on 10/18/2006 5:16:15 AM PDT by jnygrl
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To: bennyjakobowski
Check out the typo. Shouldn't that be Moron Literacy?/sarcasm

Unless you're speaking Bugs Bunny lingo - than "Maroon" would be quite appropriate.

72 posted on 10/18/2006 6:21:06 AM PDT by Tokra (I think I'll retire to Bedlam.)
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