I Too, Have a Race: The Autoethnographic Journey of a Teacher Confronting Herself and Social Justice in the College Composition Classroom

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dc.contributor.advisorAngelotti, Michael||Baines, Lawrence
dc.creatorDieu, Mindie Antoinette
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-27T21:31:48Z
dc.date.available2019-04-27T21:31:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis study addresses the research question "How might an autoethnographic exploration of my own perceived Whiteness inform how I approach the phenomenon of racism in my teaching of university composition students?"
dc.description.abstractIt grew from the trends I noticed in the classroom into exercises and essays I assigned to students, and finally, their and my responses to those exercises. I found it necessary to first confront my own identity and where my attitudes came from. What I realized is that I held undiscovered biases. Uncovering and acknowledging those biases and discussing them with others helped me grow as a teacher interested in social justice issues.
dc.description.abstractI believe that if other teachers look at their own lives and classrooms in terms of hegemony, power and emancipatory education that a greater understanding can occur. A large part of my function in the classroom is to raise awareness of social justice issues and help structure vocabulary.
dc.description.abstractImplications of the study include a hope that this experience has made me a better teacher, that my composition students will benefit from my new perspective and that other people I interact with professionally may find a resource to aid in their own journey towards a more just society.
dc.format.extent200 pages
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dc.identifier99274135802042
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/318929
dc.languageen_US
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dc.subjectGraduate teaching assistants--Oklahoma--Biography
dc.subjectRhetoric--Study and teaching--Case studies
dc.subjectRacism in higher education
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.
dc.titleI Too, Have a Race: The Autoethnographic Journey of a Teacher Confronting Herself and Social Justice in the College Composition Classroom
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ou.groupJeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum

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