Abstract

This essay examines the discourse around the trigger warning through the analytic paradigm of racial literacy and the rhetorical frames of colorblind racism to illuminate how the trigger warning as currently conceptualized, even when framed as a means of equitable engagement, is mediated by and upholds the racial status quo.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2022-06-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc202232015
Open Access
Closed
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  1. Teaching English in the Two-Year College
  2. Teaching English in the Two-Year College
  3. Rhetoric Society Quarterly
  4. Rhetoric Review
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