Guitar Lessons

Confessions of a Catholic School Cowboy

Authors

  • Dennis Parsons SUNY/Oswego

Keywords:

multiliteracies, identity, Currere, masculinity, working class adolescent identity, rock-n-roll, singer-songwriter, country music

Abstract

Having grown up in 1970s Brooklyn/Staten Island, I use memoir and Currere Method to examine the impact of in- and out-of-school curriculum, and reflect on a search for meaning through the multiliteracies of music. 

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Published

2026-05-21

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): Currere Exchange Journal

Section

Articles

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