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Article: Cultural studies and its impact on composition.(Panoramas and Vistas: New Directions in Writing Instruction)
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- The Clearing House
- Article date:
- September 1, 1995
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One of the most interesting developments in composition theory in the last five years has been its movement into cultural studies. Although cultural studies has been around for four decades--first in Britain and then in America--composition studies has only recently developed ways in which to link the two discourses. In this article I will describe cultural studies, show the ways in which composition theorists James Berlin and John Trimbur have emphasized composition as cultural studies, and suggest ways in which secondary school teachers might use a cultural studies approach.
The Theory of Cultural Studies
In the extremely diverse theory of cultural ...