A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498590402)

A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition: 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.

Author: Erec Smith
ISBN-10: 1498590403
ISBN-13: 9781498590402
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 12/12/2019
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d