White Language Supremacy in Course Descriptions

Abstract

This article argues that our course descriptions may perpetuate White language supremacy (WLS) by regularly using specific terms and policing racialized student populations for written standardness more so than White student populations.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2022-06-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc202232013
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