Wow, what a mouthful of a title--I bet some of my English profs would be pleased.
This essay was a little bit inflated, if you ask me, but I did find a quote to orient back to Gerard's book. Here it is:
"Your positionality affects your perceptions of the world and, at the same time, your perceptions of the world affect your positionality."
Okay, so I guess this pretty much goes back to what Gerard was saying about how you have to know who you are before you figure out what you need to write about. Wexler is saying much of the same thing. She's saying that who we are paints the way we see the world. Which, I guess is true. But at the same time, I think it's important to try to maintain an open mind. I also think that Wexler had a few more useful bits of knowledge to bestow upon us, but overall, I wasn't struck with her genius while reading this essay. Of course the style of the essay should reflect back to the tone and theme. Duh.
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