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Amused Teachers And Public Readers : Empathy And Derision In "Student Blooper" Collections., Jessica Winck
Amused Teachers And Public Readers : Empathy And Derision In "Student Blooper" Collections., Jessica Winck
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This dissertation examines the long-standing tradition in education of sharing and publishing students’ unintentionally amusing mistakes. Often called “bloopers,” “boners,” and “howlers,” students’ writing mistakes have been published in print since at least the early 20th century and more recently online. Using theories of reading student writing, academic discourse, ethics, and humor, this project analyzes the misconceptions that teachers and public audiences have of students, re-reads student writing for its potential, and explores the ethical implications of sharing student work with public audiences. The first two chapters ground the reader in the historical, social, and cultural contexts in which …