Date of Award
5-2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Legacy Department
Professional Communication
Committee Chair/Advisor
Katz, Dr. Steven
Committee Member
Haynes , Dr. Cynthia
Committee Member
Young , Dr. Art
Abstract
This thesis uses a Freireian analysis to unravel underlying ideologies in the university's first-year writing curriculum. By examining the characterizations and plots of the writing classroom narrative, we discover where issues of conflicting purpose and structure arise within frameworks of ideological constraint. This thesis considers the student-hero, the antagonistic qualities of the general education and state-mandated standardized curricula, and the role of the teacher who lies between these two entities. The Learning Community (LC) model provides a dialogic revision to current classroom practices in the student/teacher dynamic. The LC model accepts Freire's socially and ethically responsive conscientiza‹o as a way to illuminate student engagement through writing.
Recommended Citation
Lusk, Ashley, "OF MERLINS AND KING 'AUTHORS': A FREIREIAN ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST-YEAR WRITING NARRATIVE" (2008). All Theses. 339.
https://open.clemson.edu/all_theses/339