Re: get a grip yourself
stephanie spina (sspina who-is-at email.gc.cuny.edu)
Tue, 7 Oct 1997 11:17:21 -0400 (EDT)
Diane-
Since your ignorance and visciousness know no bounds, I am not repeating
your message in my reply. Nor will I stoop to your tactics. This reply is
directed to readers who might have a genuine interest in the ideas of
critical pedagogy, cultural theory, feminism, multiculturalism,
postmodernism, etc.ism -- without distorting history or resorting to
sensationalism.
First - a few facts (there are more - but I think a few will be enough to
prove you wrong and show your anger as misdirected at best)
In "Critical Pedagogy and Predatory Culture," "Revolutionary
Multiculturalism," (and other books as well as articles), McLaren makes
strong use of Anzaldua's work, and she is cited (with praise and credit)
liberally throughout. I also suggest you take a look at Giroux's edited
volume on "Postmodernism, feminism, and cultural politics."
And how dare you assume I am not familiar with Audre Lord's work, or even
Anzaldua's (which is highly praised, by the way, in a forthcoming essay
in Ed Researcher of which I am co-author.) I don't know where you got
such self-righteous nastiness from, "sister," but you've picked the wrong
target.
Now - would you like to discuss issues of general interest to the list, or
continue to spout venom and forcibly oppositionalize, victimize, and
ostracize those who refuse to be colonized by your personal type of
hegemony?
Stephanie Urso Spina
ps: for those who would like to know more about this topic so they may
decide for themselves, I would recommend "Breaking Free: The
transformative power of critical pedagogy," Edited by Pepi Leistyna, Arlie
Woodrum, and Stephen Sherblom (1996) Harvard Educational Review Reprint
Series No. 27, as a great introduction. I use it as a text for my
graduate education course in Language and Culture, but it is also suitable
for undergrads. It is a great conversation starter for dealing with issues
raised by Jaime, Melanie, Esteban, and others. Also provides a great
recommended reading list, including hooks, West, Anzaldua, Zinn, Menchu,
and a host of others.
Stephanie Urso Spina
City University of New York
sspina who-is-at email.gc.cuny.edu