Writing Center Journal
Abstract
This article describes the year-long collaborative composing process of a rural writing center seeking to develop an anti-racism and social justice statement. The author reflects on the way in which rural perspectives are often dismissed, often seen as provincial and hostile towards ideas that might be included in an anti-racism and social justice statement. The piece also connects theories of composing, fluidity, and identity to the writing of the statement and provides a detailed analysis of the lengthy, often challenging composing process used. The author finds that the collaborative composing process, more than the resulting statement, was significant to the ongoing dismantling of racist practices in the writing center and in training writing center consultants.
Recommended Citation
Fields, Amanda
(2021)
"Composing an Anti-Racism and Social Justice Statement at a Rural Writing Center,"
Writing Center Journal: Vol. 39
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Iss.
1,
Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/2832-9414.1961