College Composition and Communication Jun 2020

Developing a Relational Scholarly Practice: Snakes, Dreams, and Grandmothers

Andrea Riley-Mukavetz

Abstract

I weave stories on my relationships with the land, ancestral knowledge, and my experiences in doing research to theorize a relational scholarly practice. I invite readers to contemplate and grapple with me on what land-based knowledges, Indigenous intellect, and relationality can offer rhetoric and composition studies.

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College Composition and Communication
Published
2020-06-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc202030723
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