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Anti-Intellectualism as an American Fascist Literacy Practice: From Crisis Discourse to Community Learning
A little too often, we (Erin, Gavin, and Ruby) have conversations with colleagues, family, community members, as well as passersby who are concerned about the decline of literacy in the United States. Looking at the broader discourse, in just the past fourteen months,...
Genius in the Margins: When Miseducation is a Form of Education Through Hip Hop Literacy
Peace. When I first started writing corresponding rap lyrics in the margins while notetaking, I didn't recognize that those rhymes were a second set of notes provided by my community about the subject. I didn't understand that those bars were theorizing about everyday...
It’s International Children’s Book Day: Our Favorite Stories for Young Readers
Every year on April 2nd (Hans Christian Anderson's birthday!), the world celebrates International Children's Book Day – highlighting the creative, beautiful stories available around the world to educate, entertain, and empower kids and help them grow. Sure, a great...
Literacy Grantees Impact Arkansas, Nation; 2026 Grant Program Now Open
The Community Literacies Collaboratory (CLC), the signature program of the Brown Chair in English Literacy, awarded $88,194 in grants to Arkansas and national literacy organizations, educators, researchers and advocates. The funded projects commenced in fall 2025 and...
A Pedagogy of Kindness, Inclusivity, and Joy in the Writing Classroom: A Personal Reflection Through Practice
Late on a December day in Pullman, Washington, I was completing my syllabus for the “College Composition” class that I was scheduled to teach in the upcoming spring semester. As a new international graduate teaching assistant, I was reasonably nervous about embarking...
McComiskey, Bruce. Post-Truth Rhetoric and Composition. University Press of Colorado, 2017. 58 pages. $6.96 paperback.
In the age where the authenticity of information, the credibility of sources, and the reasoning behind media productions are often rhetorical, the concept of truth in rhetorical studies has drawn significant attention. As rhetorical traditions deal with ethics of...
Welcome to the Sandbox
Dear Readers, During my childhood summers, my family and I would go to Jones Beach on the southern coast of Long Island, New York and enjoy all the sun, water, and breezes the Atlantic Ocean had to offer. A favorite pastime of mine, my siblings, and cousins was to dig...