Summary: | A decade after Mary Louise Pratt advanced the notion of "contact zones" as "social spaces where cultures meet, clash, and grapple," this book brings together Pratt's original essay and 14 responses that interpret, extend, and challenge Pratt's work. Contributors in English and writing examine how contact zone dynamics play out in various pedagogical spaces such as academic institutions, composition and literature classrooms, teacher education settings, writing centers, faculty and administrative settings, and a community outreach project. Wollf is affiliated with Saginaw Valley State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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