| Title | : | A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment |
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| ISBN | : | 1498590411 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781498590419 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | ebook |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 |
| Publication | : | Published December 12, 2019 |
A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and 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.
A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment Reviews
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This was a very logical, thoughtful, and thought-provoking critique!
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have been reading this off and on while doing the same with Asao Inoue's work, and it's been interesting.
