Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Public Controversies and Identity Politics in Writing Center Theory and Practice (Harry Denny, Robert Mundy, Liliana M. Naydan, Richard Sévère, and Anna Sicari)
PART I: RACE
1. Being Seen and Not Seen: A Black Female Body in the Writing Center (Talisha Haltiwanger Morrison)
2. A Touching Place: Womanist Approaches to the Center (Alexandria Lockett)
3. Black Male Bodies in the Center (Richard Sévère)
4. Bodies in Space: His, Hers, and My Race (Allia Abdullah-Matta)
5. Sacred Pages: Writing as a Discursive Political Act (Rochell Isaac)
Part I: Review
PART II: MULTILINGUALISM
6. On Letting the Brown Bodies Speak (and Write) (Nancy Alvarez)
7. Naneun hangug salam-ibnida: Writing Centers and the Mixed-Raced Experience (Tammy S. Conard-Salvo)
Part II: Review
PART III: GENDER AND SEXUALITY
8. Everyday Truths: Reflections from a Woman Writing Center Professional (Anna Sicari)
9. Of Queers, Jeers, and Fears: Writing Centers as (Im)Possible Safe Spaces (Harry Denny)
10. The Politics of “I Got It”: Intersections, Performances, and Rhetorics of Masculinities in the Center (Robert Mundy)
Part III: Review
PART IV: RELIGION
11. On Guard! (Sami Korgan)
12. Coming Out as Jewish at a Catholic University (Ella Leviyeva)
13. Floating on Quicksand: Negotiating Academe While Tutoring as a Muslim (Hadi Banat)
Part IV: Review
PART V: CLASS
14. An Adjunct among NYC Teaching Paraprofessionals: Class, Gender, and Race—and What It Means to “Work in Education” (Elizabeth Weaver)
15. Academic Classism and Writing Center Worker Identity (Liliana M. Naydan)
16. Other People’s Houses: Identity and Service in Writing Center Work (Beth A. Towle)
17. Class Division, Class Affect, and the Role of the Writing Center in Literacy Practices (Anna Rita Napoleone)
Part V: Review
PART VI: (DIS)ABILITY
18. Embracing Learning Differences: Spreading the Word to Writing Centers and Beyond (Tim Zmudka)
Part VI: Review
Conclusion: Identity Politics Redux: A Call for Sustainable Action (Harry Denny, Robert Mundy, Liliana M. Naydan, Richard Sévère, and Anna Sicari)
Afterword (Michele Eodice)
References
About the Contributors
Index