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Book SynopsisDespite hopeful—though problematic—proclamations about the end of racism after the election of our first African-American President, we are witnessing a backlash and renewed racism at this point in American and global history. Put simply, Critical Whiteness Studies (CWS) has as much exigency now as ever. Critical Whiteness Studies is an interdisciplinary project—with scholars from legal studies, literature and rhetorical studies, film and visual studies, class and feminist theorists, etc.—that contributes to critical race theory. Scholars tend to posit whiteness as an ideological, political, legal, and social fiction that places so-called whites in a position of hegemony over other non-dominant groups. The project, then, functions to unmask and interrogate these fictions. As part of critical multi-cultural and race theory, the project is anti-oppressive. Those new to CWS are often unfamiliar with much of the court cases referenced and the critical terminology used by scholars in the field. As such White Out: A Guidebook for Teaching and Engaging with Critical Whiteness Studies is designed to orient readers to the history and purpose of CWS, to key concepts and legal cases, and to established and newer texts and resources. For educators wishing to include CWS in their workshops or courses, this guidebook also includes pedagogical resources ranging a sample syllabus to sample assignments and student texts to advice for structuring a dialogic workshop or classroom. Student contributors are: Thomas Drake Farmer, Daniel Giraldo, Abby Graves, Elaine Ruby Gunn, Faith Jones, and Connor McPherson.Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures PART 1: Overview of Theory and Resources 1 Introduction to Critical Whiteness Studies  1 What Is the Purpose and Function of CWS?  2 Is CWS an Attack on White People?  3 What Are the Scholarly Origins of CWS?  4 Aren’t We Post-Racial? Why Is CWS Still Needed?  5 Where Does the Term “White” Come From?  6 But I Am Not Racist, so Why Do I Need Critical Whiteness Studies?  7 What If I Don’t Feel Privileged? Or—Conversely—How Do I Respond to Those Who Deny Privilege?  8 Are Universities Actually Offering Courses Dedicated to CWS?  9 Has CWS Made Its Way beyond the Academy?  10 What’s Next for CWS? 2 Bills, Cases, Conventions, Laws, and Orders 3 Web Resources PART 2: Pedagogical Resources 4 Activities for Structuring a Dialogic Classroom or Workshop 5 Sample Syllabus  1 Rhetorics of Whiteness 6 Sample Assignments with Sample Student Texts  1 Considerations for Writing Short Responses  2 Sample Response  3 Facilitation Guidelines  4 Book Review Assignment  5 Sample Book Review  6 Sample Review of Book Read in Electronic Format  7 Memoir or Critical Dialogue  8 Sample Memoir  9 Sample Memoir  10 Sample Critical Dialogue  11 Second Sample Critical Dialogue  12 Cultural Studies Rhetorical Analysis Assignment  13 Sample Cultural Studies Rhetorical Analysis Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisDespite hopeful—though problematic—proclamations about the end of racism after the election of our first African-American President, we are witnessing a backlash and renewed racism at this point in American and global history. Put simply, Critical Whiteness Studies (CWS) has as much exigency now as ever. Critical Whiteness Studies is an interdisciplinary project—with scholars from legal studies, literature and rhetorical studies, film and visual studies, class and feminist theorists, etc.—that contributes to critical race theory. Scholars tend to posit whiteness as an ideological, political, legal, and social fiction that places so-called whites in a position of hegemony over other non-dominant groups. The project, then, functions to unmask and interrogate these fictions. As part of critical multi-cultural and race theory, the project is anti-oppressive. Those new to CWS are often unfamiliar with much of the court cases referenced and the critical terminology used by scholars in the field. As such White Out: A Guidebook for Teaching and Engaging with Critical Whiteness Studies is designed to orient readers to the history and purpose of CWS, to key concepts and legal cases, and to established and newer texts and resources. For educators wishing to include CWS in their workshops or courses, this guidebook also includes pedagogical resources ranging a sample syllabus to sample assignments and student texts to advice for structuring a dialogic workshop or classroom. Student contributors are: Thomas Drake Farmer, Daniel Giraldo, Abby Graves, Elaine Ruby Gunn, Faith Jones, and Connor McPherson.Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures PART 1: Overview of Theory and Resources 1 Introduction to Critical Whiteness Studies  1 What Is the Purpose and Function of CWS?  2 Is CWS an Attack on White People?  3 What Are the Scholarly Origins of CWS?  4 Aren’t We Post-Racial? Why Is CWS Still Needed?  5 Where Does the Term “White” Come From?  6 But I Am Not Racist, so Why Do I Need Critical Whiteness Studies?  7 What If I Don’t Feel Privileged? Or—Conversely—How Do I Respond to Those Who Deny Privilege?  8 Are Universities Actually Offering Courses Dedicated to CWS?  9 Has CWS Made Its Way beyond the Academy?  10 What’s Next for CWS? 2 Bills, Cases, Conventions, Laws, and Orders 3 Web Resources PART 2: Pedagogical Resources 4 Activities for Structuring a Dialogic Classroom or Workshop 5 Sample Syllabus  1 Rhetorics of Whiteness 6 Sample Assignments with Sample Student Texts  1 Considerations for Writing Short Responses  2 Sample Response  3 Facilitation Guidelines  4 Book Review Assignment  5 Sample Book Review  6 Sample Review of Book Read in Electronic Format  7 Memoir or Critical Dialogue  8 Sample Memoir  9 Sample Memoir  10 Sample Critical Dialogue  11 Second Sample Critical Dialogue  12 Cultural Studies Rhetorical Analysis Assignment  13 Sample Cultural Studies Rhetorical Analysis Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAs the recent pandemic illustrated, many folks are only one or two paychecks away from bankruptcy. The economic disparities made starkly clear in the wake of shutdowns have brought home the need for thinking critically about class in ways that many U.S. citizens have traditionally resisted. This collection of memoirs and cultural analyses by established and newer scholars from a variety of disciplines seeks to reintroduce class in sophisticated, yet accessible, ways so that students may increase their critical literacy and consider the power of rhetoric to fight for equitable distribution of income and class power. Contributors are: : Sarah Attfield, Jennifer Beech, Phil Bratta, Ryan Cooper Carl, Christina V. Cedillo, José M. Cortez, William DeGenaro, David Engen, Kelli R. Gill, Abby Graves, Matthew Wayne Guy, Katherine Highfill, Nancy Mack, Heather Palmer, Irvin Peckham, Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier, Philip L. Simpson, William Thelin and Edward J. Whitelock.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Defining and Defying Common (Mis)Understandings of the Working Class  Jennifer Beech and Matthew Wayne Guy PART 1: Memoirs and Personal Essays 1 Social Class and Sociolects  Irvin Peckham 2 Becoming “Gente Educada”: Navigating Academia as a Working-Class, Multiply-Marginalized Student  Christina V. Cedillo 3 Rhetoric: From a Community Yet to Arrive  José Manuel Cortez 4 Five Miles and a World Away: A Memoir  Edward J. Whitelock 5 Feeling Like an Imposter at College  Nancy Mack 6 (Un)Belonging in Liminality: Garage Stories  Phil Bratta 7 Book Smart AND Street Smart  Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier 8 “Remember the Spartans”  William Thelin 9 Honest Work  Katherine Highfill PART 2: Critical Essays 10 Bodies in the World of Labor: Class, Affect, and Rhetoric in IWW’s “What is What in the World of Labor?” Poster  Phil Bratta 11 Mind on Heaven: Working-Class Rhetorics in Serpent-Handling Rituals of Southern Appalachia  Heather Palmer 12 White Bread as a Working-Class Symbol  Kelli R. Gill 13 “Put Some Flowers in the Graveyard”: The Gloomy Fate of the Working Class in George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead  Philip L. Simpson 14 Working Class on the Small Screen  Sarah Attfield 15 #ActorsWithDayJobs: Geoffrey Owens, Job Shaming, and the Ideology of Work  William DeGenaro 16 (Literal) Self-Exposure: Celebrity “Activism” during Covid-19  Abby Graves 17 Returning to Van Buren Street: A Photographic Essay  David Engen Index

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Book SynopsisAs the recent pandemic illustrated, many folks are only one or two paychecks away from bankruptcy. The economic disparities made starkly clear in the wake of shutdowns have brought home the need for thinking critically about class in ways that many U.S. citizens have traditionally resisted. This collection of memoirs and cultural analyses by established and newer scholars from a variety of disciplines seeks to reintroduce class in sophisticated, yet accessible, ways so that students may increase their critical literacy and consider the power of rhetoric to fight for equitable distribution of income and class power. Contributors are: : Sarah Attfield, Jennifer Beech, Phil Bratta, Ryan Cooper Carl, Christina V. Cedillo, José M. Cortez, William DeGenaro, David Engen, Kelli R. Gill, Abby Graves, Matthew Wayne Guy, Katherine Highfill, Nancy Mack, Heather Palmer, Irvin Peckham, Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier, Philip L. Simpson, William Thelin and Edward J. Whitelock.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Defining and Defying Common (Mis)Understandings of the Working Class  Jennifer Beech and Matthew Wayne Guy PART 1: Memoirs and Personal Essays 1 Social Class and Sociolects  Irvin Peckham 2 Becoming “Gente Educada”: Navigating Academia as a Working-Class, Multiply-Marginalized Student  Christina V. Cedillo 3 Rhetoric: From a Community Yet to Arrive  José Manuel Cortez 4 Five Miles and a World Away: A Memoir  Edward J. Whitelock 5 Feeling Like an Imposter at College  Nancy Mack 6 (Un)Belonging in Liminality: Garage Stories  Phil Bratta 7 Book Smart AND Street Smart  Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier 8 “Remember the Spartans”  William Thelin 9 Honest Work  Katherine Highfill PART 2: Critical Essays 10 Bodies in the World of Labor: Class, Affect, and Rhetoric in IWW’s “What is What in the World of Labor?” Poster  Phil Bratta 11 Mind on Heaven: Working-Class Rhetorics in Serpent-Handling Rituals of Southern Appalachia  Heather Palmer 12 White Bread as a Working-Class Symbol  Kelli R. Gill 13 “Put Some Flowers in the Graveyard”: The Gloomy Fate of the Working Class in George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead  Philip L. Simpson 14 Working Class on the Small Screen  Sarah Attfield 15 #ActorsWithDayJobs: Geoffrey Owens, Job Shaming, and the Ideology of Work  William DeGenaro 16 (Literal) Self-Exposure: Celebrity “Activism” during Covid-19  Abby Graves 17 Returning to Van Buren Street: A Photographic Essay  David Engen Index

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