Reading Response #20

Summary:

     In the article "Composing as a Woman" by Elizabeth Flynn, Flynn expresses feminist ordeals and ways of writing in composition. She discusses how the male perspective has been the typical way of writing and the most recognized, and how female writers do not receive as much credit and recognition as they should. She discusses gender differences and roles in composition.



Synthesis:

     Flynn's article is different than many of the articles we have recently read because it does not deal with specific discourse communities. However, it relates to some of the other articles we have read that are based on identity because it discusses the concept of identity as a way of shaping someone's writing.  This article was geared towards women and their roles in the composition world, rather than certain communities as a whole.



Getting Ready to Read:

     I have never really noticed any differences in gender treatment in my classes throughout my academic career. None of my teachers have ever treated me or another student differently based on their gender.




Questions for Discussion and Journaling:

1. This means that women have been oppressed as writers and male composition has been much more focused on. The marginalization of women relates to the marginalization of other minorities because Flynn basically expresses women in her article similar to a minority, due to their oppression in writing.