Making Work Visible

College English Nov 2004

David Seitz

Abstract

In contrast to the idea that students’ instrumental views of their own education are necessarily productive of conservative middle-class values, the author describes a “work memoir” project he has developed in which working-class students reflect on and articulate their own values, memories, and expectations related to work. The students in the project, four of whom are discussed in detail in the essay, reveal far more complex concerns of identity, social capital, and acculturation.

Journal: College English
Published: 2004-11-01
DOI: 10.58680/ce20044068
Open Access: Closed
Topics: multilingual writers

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