Tuesday, February 3, 2009

COMP 2000 – Journal Entry 9

1. What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides her work)?

The author wanted to understand the self-representation process of college students writing essays. She broke down self-representation into three stages: reproducing dominant discourses, resisting dominant discourses, and negotiating the tension.

2. How does this author collect the data she needs to answer her question?

She conducts a study with a small, religious-affiliated, liberal arts college.

3. What sort of genres do you see your peers using as forms of “self-representation”?

My peers as use the genre of philosophers- questioning everything they know. Through philosophical analysis, they reach a conclusion that is based on texts or what others have said.

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