Abstract
This social justice strategy article examines composition teaching within Florida colleges and universities over a seven-year period of intense political and social change. These institutions carry different levels of protection from Florida's censorship and anti-LGBTQIA+ laws. Using principles from Susan Sontag's 1964 "Notes On Camp," the author examines strategies for navigating these boundaries and creating safe, inclusive spaces for students while flying under the oppressive state government's 'radar.' This article found that teaching which includes multimodality, popular culture, digital learning, inclusive content, and identity politics can 'camp' pedagogy, with benefits to students and low risk to faculty. However, it also calls to action WPAs and instructor training in order to give lower-level faculty and staff the tools to implement these strategies safely.
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Karleskint, Isabelle V.
(2024)
"Queering Composition Pedagogy: Camp-Informed Teaching Within Florida's Censorship,"
Feminist Pedagogy: Vol. 5:
Iss.
3, Article 10.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/feministpedagogy/vol5/iss3/10