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Peer reviewedBoyd, Richard – Journal of Advanced Composition, 1991
Discusses the issue of the instructor's role in the classroom with respect to David Bartholomae's "Inventing the University." Suggests an approach informed by the literary and anthropological theories of Rene Girard. Deals with Girard's views on mimetic desire. Asserts the double-bind of this view--"imitate me; don't imitate…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Processes, Teacher Role, Writing Instruction
