College Composition and Communication Dec 2019

We Belong in the Discussion: Including HBCUs in Conversations about Race and Writing

Karen Keaton Jackson ; Hope Jackson ; Dawn N. Hicks Tafari

Abstract

In this article, we argue that HBCU composition faculty members impact the composition field through our innovative and unorthodox tactics that we label cross-boundary discourse, discursive homeplacing, and safe harboring. Our goal is to show that HBCUs are unique sites of inquiry and poised to be at the forefront of conversations about race and writing because of our institutional contexts and the student populations with whom we work each day.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2019-12-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc201930420
Open Access
Closed
Topics
race and writing

Citation Context

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