“Traitor as Teacher”: Interest Convergence in Rhetoric and Writing Studies

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“Traitor as Teacher”: Interest Convergence in Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Abstract

By Natalie Shellenberger. This bibliographic essay explores the use of Derrick Bell’s concept of interest convergence in the fields of composition, rhetoric, and writing studies since his definition of the principle in 1980. After a brief overview of the concept of interest convergence and its implications to the fields of rhetoric and writing/composition studies, the main focus of this essay will turn to how it is currently taken up within the discipline: pedagogical development, writing administration, and academic scholarship and where to go from here.

Journal: Composition Forum
Published: 2025-10-16
Topics: multilingual writers

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