Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Popular Culture is Killing Writing," by Bronwyn T. Williams (@bronwyntw). It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title.
Also, oops: I thought using a different mic in a different place would sound "good enough." After recording, I realized too late that that's not true. Sorry for the worse-than-usual quality.
Keywords: fan communities, genre, participatory culture, popular culture, remix
Bronwyn T. Williams is a professor of English and director of the University Writing Center at the University of Louisville. He has taught writing and studied the connections between popular culture and students’ writing and reading practices, both in the U.S. and abroad, for more than 25 years. He is the author of a number of books on the teaching of writing, popular culture, and student identity. Twitter: @bronwyntw. Website: bronwyntwilliams.com. (2017 bio)
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