College Composition and Communication Jun 2012

Avoiding the Difference Fixation: Identity Categories, Markers of Difference, and the Teaching of Writing

Stephanie L. Kerschbaum

Abstract

In order to show difference as a dynamic, relational, and emergent construct, this article introduces “markers of difference,” rhetorical cues that signal the presence of difference between one or more interlocutors, and suggests practical means by which teachers can engage this concept to improve their teaching practice.

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College Composition and Communication
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2012-06-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc201220301
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