Title: Sexuality and the politics of ethos in the writing classroom /
Authors: Gonçalves, Zan Meyer, 1962-
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: English language Rhetoric Study and teaching Psychological aspects; English language Rhetoric Study and teaching Social aspects; Report writing Study and teaching (Higher); Sexual orientation Social aspects.; Transsexuals Education (Higher); Bisexuals Education (Higher); Homosexuality and education.; Gays Education (Higher); Identity (Psychology); Group identity; Transgender people Education (Higher)
Abstract: "Sexuality and the Politics of Ethos in the Writing Classroom applies the complexities of literacy development and personal ethos to the teaching of composition Zan Meyer Goncalves challenges writing teachers to consider ethos as a series of identity performances shaped by the often-inequitable social contexts of their classrooms and communities. Using the rhetorical experiences of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender, she proposes a new way of thinking about ethos that addresses the challenges of social justice, identity, and transfer issues in the classroom."--Jacket.
Contents: Performing identities/performing social change -- Exploring what it means to speak a new ideology -- Negotiating multiplicities: performing identities in context -- Sponsoring identity negotiation in the writing classroom and beyond -- Making allies in the community.