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2016 · Houston

Classroom Materials as Microcosm: Pushing against the Dominant Academic Discourse

Session E.24

Area: Taking Action · family: Convention theme track

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Chair Jessica Menkin Texas Christian University → Texas Christian University
Speakers Kristen Ruccio Georgia State University → Georgia State University Taking Action about Ableist Language in Composition Studies
Speakers Brad Jacobson University of Arizona → University of Arizona Defining “Good Writing” in the Age of the Common Core: Curriculum as Language Policy
Speakers Jessica Birch Case Western Reserve University → Case Western Reserve University Transparency in Pedagogical Goals: Creating a Classroom Culture of Informed Consent
Speakers Cedric Burrows Marquette University → Marquette University Too Black, Too Strong: The Construction of the African American Male Writers in Composition Textbooks

Source

NCTE's program, near page 143 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Classroom Materials as Microcosm: Pushing against the Dominant Academic Discourse.” 2016 Convention Program, Houston, session E.24. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.