ENGLISH 2RW6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Campbell Scott, Mary Douglas, Oral Literature

• School: McMaster University
• Department: English
• Course: ENGLISH 2RW6
• Professor: Grace Kehler

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Dictionary definition of edge: a perilous (dangerous) path, sharpened blade of a weapon or a tool. Dictionary definition of edgewalker: a person who walks across boundaries, margins, and borders. Makes visible to his communities and himself to show the issues. What does it entail? however in breaking boundaries and brining real problems to the public"s eye. Walking close to the edge is dangerous-> this job of an edgewalker is necessary. Mary douglas-> once we have decided on a stereotype it is hard to change it. 32-> society edges each other, edges become hardened and they cannot be seen through. A participation in a living story, (cid:498)my poem is an indian woman(cid:499) (cid:498)my poem is an indian woman(cid:499): It is objectifying woman and indigenous people to (cid:498)stories(cid:499)- > they are real people. It acts a (cid:498)historical(cid:499) reference to past problems-> but it is relevant today. It means bringing forth current personal truths to the public"s eye.