Reading, Writing, and the Rhetorics of Whiteness

by Ian Marshall and Wendy Ryden

Book Overview

In this volume, Ryden and Marshall bring together the field of composition and rhetoric with critical whiteness studies to show that in our "post race" era whiteness and racism not only survive but actually thrive in higher education. As they examine the effects of racism on contemporary literacy practices and the rhetoric by which white privilege maintains and reproduces itself, Ryden and Marshall consider topics ranging from the emotional investment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138809500
• ISBN13: 9781138809505
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"