Composition and the Circulation of Writing

College Composition and Communication Dec 2000

Composition and the Circulation of Writing

John Trimbur

Abstract

Composition has neglected the circulation of writing by figuring classroom life as a middle-class family drama. Cultural studies approaches to teaching writing have sought, with mixed success, to transcend this domestic space. I draw on Marx’s Grundrisse for a conceptual model of how circulation materializes contradictory social relations and how the contradictions between exchange value and use value might be taken up in writing classrooms to expand public forums and popular participation in civic life.

Journal: College Composition and Communication
Published: 2000-12-01
DOI: 10.58680/ccc20001415
Open Access: Closed
Topics: writing pedagogy multimodality

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