New readings from major authors . . . and major stars. You’ll find works by authors you know — Michael Pollan, Al Gore, Azar Nafisi, the Brothers Grimm, and Albert Einstein — alongside works by cultural icons — Queen Latifah, Donald Trump, and Jennifer Lopez. Drawn from various media, these texts offer an array of seemingly disparate perspectives (just like in real life!) on everyday concepts such as burger flipping, dog whispering, and making friends at a Barbie convention.
Lots of visual texts. You’ll find plenty of comics and graphic narratives from artists like Aaron McGruder (
Boondocks), Tak Toyoshima (
Secret Asian Man), and Scott McCloud (
Understanding Comics). And you’ll find cultural documents galore: juicy online profiles and avatars, a how-to guide for dressing hip-hop, snarky t-shirt logos, and truly crazy FOUND pieces from the tabloid press. All materials in
ReMix are carefully curated to surprise, delight, and inspire thinking and writing.
A new chapter: Competition….or, is it in you? This chapter asks students to question some of our assumptions about competition: Is it fair to view others as merely winners or losers? Does competition spark creativity and make us better? Or does it ignite envy, destruction, and evil business practices? Helping address these questions are John Lennon and Paul McCartney on song-writing, Alfi Kohn on the flip side of competition (cooperation), and (blast from the past) Dale Carnegie on how to "win" on the job.
More help with writing. A new student paper in the book’s introduction models for students the kind of critical thinking and writing they’ll do in their composition course. The paper includes MLA-style parenthetical citations and a works cited list.
More help for TAs and the adjunct nation (you know who you are!). The
ReMix Instructor’s Edition now has tons more help for stressed, overworked instructors living on caffeine and power bars. In addition to the entries that support each selection in the book, the manual now features teaching tips from colleagues in the field and an interview with the author on teaching with
ReMix, using a cultural studies approach in the classroom, and recognizing students as cultural critics in their own right.