Noise from the Writing Center

In Noise from the Writing Center, Boquet develops a theory of 'noise' and excess as an important element of difference between the pedagogy of writing centers and the academy in general. Addressing administrative issues, Boquet strains against the bean-counting anxiety that seems to drive so much of writing center administration. Pedagogically, she urges a more courageous practice, developed via metaphors of music and improvisation, and argues for 'noise, ' excess, and performance as uniquely appropriate to the education of writers and tutors in the center.