Friday, February 5, 2010
After reading “Inventing the University” by David Bartholomae it is rather difficult to write a response without feeling insecure. As enjoyable and witty of a read as it was, I couldn’t help but notice that he was referring directly to the position I find myself in now, and speaking somewhat negatively of it. As a writer in a college setting it seems nearly impossible to not put on certain airs, to not strive for a higher level of communication in the very way that Bartholomae stated as "though [we] are members of the academy." Now that I have to write about my own experiences as a writer in school I can't help but be hyper-aware of my own writing style and the faults within it. This blog is a warm-up of sorts before tackling the assignment as a whole. Wish me luck!
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Yep...I guess it can't help but make people (who care) hyper-aware of the rhetorical moves they make.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same exact way as you do. Reading "Inventing the University" and "On Bullshit" has made me very conscious as a writer. Not only do I have to truly care about what I write, but I also have to impress the teacher with what I have learned. I have to say I have never given much effort connecting to my work because it has always been about impressing the professor. So now I have a better understanding how to piece it altogether and become an "insider".
ReplyDeleteAs boring as this post is going to seem, I also have realized that I pay more attention to how I write after reading "Inventing the University" and "On Bullshit" By Frankfurt.I have opened up my writing a great deal, and have focused on having passion in what I am wrtiting. When you have passion for a particular subject you have interest in it, and this leads to a high level of knowledge in the subject. In the essay by "Inventing the University" he feels that with the passion and power you can consider yourself one with the professionals.
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