Lexington Books
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Erec Smith is associate professor of rhetoric and composition at York College of Pennsylvania.
Introduction: Something “More Than a Negro”
Chapter 1: The Primacy of Identity: Prefiguration, The Sacred Victim, and the Semblance of Empowerment
Chapter 2: So What is Empowerment?
Chapter 3: Disempowerment and Code-meshing Pedagogy
Chapter 4: The “Soft Bigotry” of Antiracist Pedagogy: Victims, Tricksters, and Protectors
Conclusion: Getting Over Ourselves and Centering Empowerment
Epilogue: Am I Overreacting?