College Composition and Communication Dec 2023

Toward Disruptive Agency

Heather Bastian ; Jennifer Nish

Abstract

We take up disruption in this article to consider what sustained attention to disruption and its relationship to agency can bring to scholars and educators. We do so by revealing the ideological commitments, relationships, and labor that make disruption possible and valuable. We also look to Indigenous studies and new materialism to explore matter and ethical responsibilities at the interstices of rhetorical practice and work. From this, we propose a theory of disruptive agency that seeks to understand how disruptions emerge and how they can be rhetorically engaged for progressive change.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2023-12-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc2023752389
Open Access
Closed
Topics
race and writing

Citation Context

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