Pedagogy Oct 2019

Rhetorical and Pedagogical Interventions for Countering Microaggressions

Rasha Diab ; Beth Godbee ; Cedric Burrows ; Thomas Ferrel

Abstract

This article names microaggressions as a rhetorical and pedagogical phenomenon. To make the case for rhetorical and pedagogical intervention, the authors define and trace microaggressions in literature from rhetoric, composition, and literacy studies; share cross-disciplinary understandings of microaggressions; and offer illustrations from sites of research, teaching, and service.

Journal
Pedagogy
Published
2019-10-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-7615417
Open Access
Closed
Topics
literacy studies race and writing

Citation Context

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