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ERIC Number: EJ1361748
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-9322
EISSN: EISSN-1542-5894
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Differences within Difference: Everyday Praxis from Latinx Lived Experiences
Chairez, Yvette; Ramirez Gentry, Victoria; Hum, Sue
Composition Studies, v50 n1 p55-61 2022
Latinx bodies challenge conventional historical, ideological, and institutional narratives that seek to fix, define, and render legible racial identities. By foregrounding difference and specificity--"differences within difference"--the authors seek to illuminate the degree to which focusing on a single narrative erases and silences diversity. By so doing, they underscore contextual complications to undermine the racial logics and static narratives about Latinx educational experiences. The authors reflect on and augment "everyday praxes," an approach in which anti-racist theory and practice interact to produce a cycle of action and reflection that both supports and stays true to an antiracist agenda, by foregrounding lived experiences of individuals who are complex assemblages of difference. This article shares their narratives of three sites of praxis: heritage language acquisition, journeys to educational attainment, and supporting differences in the classroom.
Composition Studies. Available from: English Department, UMass Boston. 100 William T. Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125; e-mail: compstudiesjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://compstudiesjournal.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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