NEW AT COLLEGE COMPOSITION WEEKLY: Reclaiming Derogatory Labels

Writing in the new College English, Gregory Coles traces how and why terms like “black” and “queer” have been made available for laudatory or descriptive public use while other terms remain restricted to in-group use.CCW banner 300

THIS WEEK’S SUMMARY AT COLLEGE COMPOSITION WEEKLY!

Alphabet letters poured in a heapFrom the new issue of College English: Jenny Rice argues for a new understanding of “expertise”College Composition Weekly Banner

to engage writing students in problem-posing and solving.

NEW AT COLLEGE COMPOSITION WEEKLY: IMPORTANT READ!

For college educators:

From TheĀ  Journal of Writing Assessment: Joanne Addison reports on the growing influence of the Common Core State Standards Initiative in college classrooms. I hope this is on your radar!

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New Post on College Composition Weekly: Ben Kuebrich in June CCC on community organizing for social change in Syracuse.

Kuebrich argues that collective action is necessary to disrupt entrenched power. He draws on James C. Scott’s Domination and the Arts of Resistance to examine the intersection between the “public” and “hidden transcripts” in as a community addresses tensions with police. http://collegecompositionweekly.com/summaries/