College Composition and Communication Dec 2009

Literacy Crisis and Color-Blindness: The Problematic Racial Dynamics of Mid-1970s Language and Literacy Instruction for “High-Risk” Minority Students

Steve Lamos

Abstract

This article argues that mid-1970s discourses of literacy crisis prompted a problematic shift toward color-blind ideologies of language and literacy within both disciplinary and institutional discussions of writing instruction for “high-risk” minority students. It further argues that this shift has continuing import for contemporary antiracist writing instruction.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2009-12-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc20099482
Open Access
Closed
Topics
writing pedagogy race and writing

Citation Context

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  1. Mosher (2020)
    Ideology, Expectation, and Evaluation
    Pedagogy

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