Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Apr 2010 Open Access

Serving the Public: Gender, Sexuality, and Race at the Margins

Jill McCracken

Abstract

This article presents an interdisciplinary advanced honors course: Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Marginalized Communities. Through this ' course and its service-learning applications, students discovered that discourses of gender, sexuality, and race are not simply theoretical—ultimately, they impact people's lives. I include an explanation of the curriculum and the service-learning applications in my design and facilitation of the course, as well as samples of student work and a partial "showcase" of the student's final community event. In addition to describing one course in particular, this article aims to explore service-learning in activist, educative, and research formats and the implications for our students, our own research and knowledge, and our communities.

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Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2010-04-01
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10.59236/rjv9i2pp113-157
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