Cultural Studies

As I'm reading about various composition pedagogies, I came to Diana George and John Trimbura's essay on cultural studies. As I said before, in composition studies, I think content is important; therefore, cultural studies can add a dimension to content. But, I don't think the composition classroom is a place to limit cultures. My background is literature, so I think of examples from there, as I realize that it is important to understand the culture of the time or the author to fully understand some pieces of literature. I think that can be translated into the composition classroom. However, I don't think that all students should feel obligated to support the same cultural behavior.

Just spouting off.