Today Communication in practice quiz Discuss the Garot article, including a collaborative deep reading Discuss Gray’s reading, parse the idea of a boundary public Recap and Preview

Garot and Gray: Communication In Practice Quiz What is the code of the street? Explain it as best you can in your own words. Robert Garot describes several situations in which young men act outside the code. What are two of the successful tactics for stepping outside the code? What spaces do LGBT teens use as boundary publics in Mary Gray’s article?

The Code of the Street So, what is the code of the street? What type of behavior does this code lead to? Are there any stereotypes about which kinds of people participate in that type of behavior? Now that we’ve noticed the connection to stereotypes, hold that thought Does Garot agree with Anderson that the code of the street dictates how inner city men relate to one another?

Deep Reading Exercise The purpose of this is to practice finding the arc of an argument Pay attention to the difference between the topic (what the paper is about) and the argument (what he’s saying about the topic)

Crowd-Sourced Deep Reading Groups of 4 2 minutes: Select and underline one sentence from the article that you thought was particularly insightful, interesting, or summarized the author’s main point Tell your group what the sentence is and why you chose it 2 minutes: Find a phrase (1-4 words in order) that you thought was central to the text Discuss with the class Tell the to listen for themes as I read first the sentences aloud and then the phrases. Then ask them what the main points of the reading are and write them on the board.

Back to Stereotypes Garot does NOT agree with Anderson that inner-city teens actually practice the code of the street They all say that it’s their code, but they behave differently The code of the street is important for understanding the ideology (set of ideas and beliefs about morality and power) of this group, but it’s overly simplistic Anderson confuses an index—the correlation of inner city upbringing with a set of ideas—for an icon— people’s actual personalities and actions

Key Terms from Garot The code of the street: Inner city young men must fight to gain respect and maintain safety Face work: Actions taken and effort expended to maintain face Four moves of face-saving practices: challenge, offering, acceptance, thanks Et cetera clause: exceptions to a social rule or code that don’t invalidate or change it. “The exception proves doesn’t disprove the rule.”

Mary Gray, “Youth, Identity Work, and the Queering of Boundary Publics”

Key Terms Boundary publics (350) Identity work (348) “The collective and visible labor of identity construction and public recognition.” How we create our positive face How we work as part of society to create and maintain identity categories Boundary publics (350) “Iterative, ephemeral experiences of belonging that happen on both the outskirts and at the center(s) of the more traditionally recognized and validated Public Sphere of civic deliberation.”

“Publics” What does it mean for something to be “public?” Are we “in public” now? What about at a table in a restaurant At a family reunion? In your parents’ house? What does Mary Gray mean when she calls something “a public?” Who are we taking about when we say “the public?” Is there more than one possible public?

Boundary Publics: Physical Spaces What are some spaces you’ve used for purposes other than the ones for which they were designed? How did you use them? Were there particular groups you used them with? Were you able to express yourself differently in these spaces than in others?

Boundary Publics: Online Spaces Are there places online where you express/display your identity? What are they? Do you experience these sites as public or private? Are your privacy settings the same for everyone? Do you say the same things about yourself online as you do offline? Does your presentation of your identity change in terms of content, amount of detail, or the way you show it off (speech style, images, etc.)?

Boundary Public A space which is normally considered part of the public sphere but which is co-opted by a particular group or person as a space in which to express identity in ways that would not normally be publicly acceptable.

Recap Face work (also known as politeness strategies) helps people avoid violence Stereotypes extend even into academic writing “Et cetera clause:” most social codes are not as rigid as they first seem There are many different publics Boundary publics provide an opportunity for marginalized groups to establish and express group identities

Preview: Geneva Smitherman “The Game of Insult in Black Language” Terms to learn: signifyin, playin the dozens, snaps Beautifully written article, note her use of dialect. What does she accomplish by writing in dialect? Where does she code switch into more standard/academic English? Why? What is the social business of playin the dozens? What are the rules of playin the dozens? How can you relate this to the Garot article on face work and the Kuiper article on team member speech?