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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Language and Power Reader: Representations of Race in a "Post-Racist" Era

Language and Power Reader: Representations of Race in a "Post-Racist" Era

Eddy, Robert

Paperback

Writing Instruction

ISBN10: 0874219248
ISBN13: 9780874219241
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Published: Oct 15 2014
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

A Language and Power Reader organizes reading and writing activities for undergraduate students, guiding them in the exploration of racism and cross-racial rhetorics.

Introducing texts written from and about versions of English often disrespected by mainstream Americans, A Language and Power Reader highlights English dialects and discourses to provoke discussions of racialized relations in contemporary America. Thirty selected readings in a range of genres and from writers who work in ?alternative? voices (e.g., Pidgin, African American Language, discourse of international and transnational English speakers) focus on disparate power relations based on varieties of racism in America and how those relations might be displayed, imposed, or resisted across multiple rhetorics. The book also directs student participation and discourse. Each reading is followed by comments and guides to help focus conversation.

Research has long shown that increasing a student's metalinguistic awareness improves a student's writing. No other reader available at this time explores the idea of multiple rhetorics or encourages their use, making A Language and Power Reader a welcome addition to writing classrooms.

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