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Silent Outsiders: Searching For Queer Identity In Composition Readers, Travis Duncan
Silent Outsiders: Searching For Queer Identity In Composition Readers, Travis Duncan
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study searches twenty composition readers' table of contents for the degree of inclusivity of queer people and issues. Four means of erasure are labeled as possible erasing of queer identity: presuming heteronormativity, overt homophobia, perpetuating tokenism, and pathologizing queer identity. The presence of other differences are compared to the number of times that queer identity is referenced in the table of contents. The final portion of the analysis examines the two most inclusive composition readers to understand more clearly how the readers present queer individuals and issues. In a sense, I want to explore the question of how often …
Discoveries: A Basic Writer's Guide To Paragraphs And Essays, Kate Mangelsdorf, Evelyn Posey
Discoveries: A Basic Writer's Guide To Paragraphs And Essays, Kate Mangelsdorf, Evelyn Posey
Kate Mangelsdorf
A basic writing textbook (rhetoric, reader, and handbook) that introduces students to academic writing through the use of unique writing scenarios. A step-by-step, scaffolded approach is used.