Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Apr 2017 Open Access

Inception to Implementation: Feminist Community Engagement via Service-Learning

Johanna Phelps-Hillen

Abstract

This article offers both a theoretical underpinning and a case study of practice as exhibits of a more democratic community engagement praxis for rhetoric and composition educators. The case study featured in the article suggests re-positioning the importance of collaborative and democratic engagement as the cornerstone of successful community engagement work. While the case is situated in technical and professional communication, it affords an interdisciplinary representation of community engagement.

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Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2017-04-01
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10.59236/rjv17i1pp113-132
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