Pedagogy: The Question of Impersonation

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In Pedagogy: The Question of Impersonation, authors argue that teachingis a performance that incorporates the personal in acts of "im-personation." AfterDavid Crane's prefatory "postscript, " George Otte recommends that students pretend, writing from various perspectives, Indira Karamcheti suggests putting on race as onecan put on gender roles. Cheryl Johnson gets personal by playing the "trickster, "and Chris Amirault explores the relationship between the teacher and "the goodstudent." While Karamcheti, Gallop, and Lynne Joyrich use theatrical vehicles tostructure their essays, Joseph Litvak, Arthur W. Frank, and Naomi Schemanincorporate performance as examples. Madeleine R. Grumet theorizes pedagogy, whileRoger I. Simon suggests that pedagogical roles can be taken on and off at will, Gregory Jay discusses the ethical side of impersonation, and Susan Miller denounces"the personal" as a sham.