A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781498590426)

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: 149859042X
ISBN-13: 9781498590426
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 03/29/2021
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d