Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Dec 2023 Open Access

Teaching Mutual Aid in First-Year Writing

Logan Middleton

Abstract

In this article, I chart my efforts in teaching a first-year writing class centered around mutual aid at a predominantly white institution. After contextualizing mutual aid and explaining my local institutional context, I describe the course I taught, “Rhetorics and Literacies of Mutual Aid.” In particular, I detail the Mini Solidarity Campaign, one major assignment that asks students to work collaboratively as an entire class to engage a campus issue in their lives. After doing so, I conclude by reflecting on the limits and challenges of doing mutual aid work in mainstream educational settings.

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Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2023-12-14
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10.59236/rjv23i1pp36-55
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