Re-Framing Race in Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum

Mya Poe Universidad del Noreste

Abstract

Although faculty across the curriculum are often faced with issues of racial identity in the teaching of writing, WAC has offered little support for addressing race in assignment design, classroom interactions, and assessment. Through examples from teaching workshops, I offer specific ways that we can engage discussions about teaching writing and race productively.

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Across the Disciplines
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2013-01-01
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10.37514/atd-j.2013.10.3.06
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