Reclaiming Composition for Chicano/as and Other Ethnic Minorities

1. Introduction
Iris D. Ruiz

2. Post-Structuralism, Historical Theory, and Critical Race Theory: A Pyramid for Critical Historical Analysis
Iris D. Ruiz

3. Introduction to the Field of Composition: Politics from the Start
Iris D. Ruiz

4. A History Untold: Composition’s Connected Past to the Educational Reforms of the Reconstructive Era
Iris D. Ruiz

5. Mexican Americans and African Americans: In/Visibility in Composition
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6. The Second Reconstruction: The Civil Rights Era and Composition’s Response to the New “Egalitarian” University
Iris D. Ruiz

7. Multiculturalism’s Conflict: A Nation’s Quest for Accommodation and Excellence in Education
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8. Historiography in the Writing Classroom: A Case for Teaching Chicanx/Latinx History as an Alternative to Traditional Multicultural Pedagogies
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9. Guatemala as a Site for Critical Historiography
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10. Conclusion
Iris D. Ruiz

Keywords: Education, International and Comparative Education, Curriculum Studies