A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment

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
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 03/29/2021
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d
ISBN13: 9781498590426
ISBN10: 149859042X
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social

About the Author
Erec Smith is associate professor of rhetoric and composition at York College of Pennsylvania.