Rewriting Resistance to Social Justice Pedagogies - Student Engagement in the Composition Classroom

This book argues that composition studies has not adequately addressed the complex contexts and causes of student resistance. The author highlights ways for instructors to understand the origins and purpose for a student’s resistance, before giving students the tools to uncover and investigate their reasons for resistance themselves.

List of contents

Chapter 1
Defining Resistance and Exploring Resistances

Chapter 2
Rewriting the Conversation: Reframing the Approach to Students Who Resist

Chapter 3
Writing a Way Forward: Strategies for Rewriting Resistance

Chapter 4
Ways of Seeing: Film and Rewriting Resistance

Chapter 5
Challenges and Possibilities for Rewriting Resistance's Future

About the author

Wilton S. Wright is assistant professor of English at William Penn University.

Product details

• Authors: Wilton S Wright, Wilton S. Wright
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2024
• EAN: 9781666913484
• ISBN: 978-1-6669-1348-4
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Writing & editing guides, Gender studies, gender groups, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Composition