On Rhetorical Agency and Disclosing Disability in Academic Writing

Disability disclosures in academic scholarship raise questions about possibilities of rhetorical agency. This article engages performances of disability disclosure and recent theories of rhetorical agency to show such disclosures as the culmination of recurring processes in which past experiences ar...

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Published in:Rhetoric review 2014-01, Vol.33 (1), p.55-71
Main Author: Kerschbaum, Stephanie L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Disability disclosures in academic scholarship raise questions about possibilities of rhetorical agency. This article engages performances of disability disclosure and recent theories of rhetorical agency to show such disclosures as the culmination of recurring processes in which past experiences are brought to bear on a present moment as people recognize opportune moments for action.
ISSN:0735-0198
1532-7981
DOI:10.1080/07350198.2014.856730