ABSTRACT

This chapter argues that while Cultural Studies represents an ensemble of diverse discourses, it is an important historical, political, and cultural formation that points to a number of issues that need to be addressed in pedagogical terms. Then it provides a rationale for re-inserting the language of pedagogy and politics back into the discourse of Cultural Studies as part of a broader attempt to expand and deepen a pedagogy of Cultural Studies. The chapter defines more specifically the central dimensions of pedagogy as a cultural practice. Finally, it explores how the peoples take up the issue of pedagogy as a cultural practice through the use of writing in the class. In part, the chapter not only discusses border writing as a form of pedagogical practice, but also suggests a connection between some of the central themes of Cultural Studies and writing as a cultural practice.