College Composition and Communication Dec 2018

Reflection as Relationality: Rhetorical Alliances and Teaching Alternative Rhetorics

V. Jo Hsu

Abstract

Building on studies of alternative rhetorics, this article envisions personal writing pedagogy as a relational endeavor that fosters rhetorical alliances among disparate communities. I detail a particular course design through which “personal reflection” becomes a means of enacting more radical forms of belonging.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2018-12-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc201829922
Open Access
Closed
Topics
writing pedagogy curriculum design multimodality multilingual writers

Citation Context

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