Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210) and index
1. Lying Cretans, or the Paradox of Critical Thinking -- 2. Reading, Writing, and Resistance -- 3. Deep Reading and Writing -- 4. Metaphor, Culture, and Play -- 5. The Emperor's New Clothes: A Tale of Resistance -- 6. Literature as Local Practice -- 7. "They Say That, But": Writing Instruction as Local Practice -- 8. "Shaped by the Rules": The Resistant Class -- 9. Vico's Voice, or Beyond Critical Pedagogy