Literacy Narrative: Ways to Write #MeToo

Last winter, in my "Hashtag Activism" freshman composition course, about one third of student papers were about #MeToo or the Brock Turner rape case, which resulted in hashtags like #thingslongerthanBrockTurnersrapesentence and the viral and successful #RecallPersky campaign. Shouldn'...

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Published in:Composition studies 2018-09, Vol.46 (2), p.189-191
Main Author: Brown, Tessa
Format: Article
Language:English
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Burke, Tarana
Course Descriptions
Crime
Disorderly conduct
Females
Freshman Composition
Methods
Periodicals
Portrayals
Psychological Services
Rape
Rhetoric
Richardson, Elaine
Sex crimes
Sexual Abuse
Students
Teaching
Trauma
Turner, Brock
Violence
Where We Are: #MeToo and Academia
Writing
Writing Instruction
Writing Teachers
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Summary:Last winter, in my "Hashtag Activism" freshman composition course, about one third of student papers were about #MeToo or the Brock Turner rape case, which resulted in hashtags like #thingslongerthanBrockTurnersrapesentence and the viral and successful #RecallPersky campaign. Shouldn't we, as writing teachers, have answers to these questions-we, who engage more deeply with the contents of our students' thoughts than perhaps any other instructor at the college, who get to know the majority of freshmen on our campuses? If you are the victim of a sexual assault (defined as unwanted or nonconsensual touching, kissing, sexual contact or sexual intercourse, including while incapacitated), visit [this list of resources].
ISSN:1534-9322