A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition
Download or Read eBook A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition PDF written by Erec Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Erec Smith |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2019-12-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781498590419 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1498590411 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition by : Erec Smith
Book excerpt: A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment critiques current antiracist ideology in rhetoric and composition, arguing that it inadvertently promotes a deficit-model of empowerment for both students and scholars. Erec Smith claims that empowerment theory—which promotes individual, communal, and strategic efficacy—is missing from most antiracist initiatives, which instead often abide by what Smith refers to as a "primacy of identity”: an over-reliance on identity, particularly a victimized identity, to establish ethos. Scholars of rhetoric, composition, communication, and critical race theory will find this book particularly useful.
