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- English
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About this book
Why We Write provides a forum for scholars, activists, and novelists to reflect on the ways in which they use their writing and academic work to create social change. This volume uncovers the political agendas, social missions, and personal and professional experiences that compel writers to bring their stories to the page. Why We Write examines the dual commitment of writing articles and books that are committed to high scholarly standards as well as social justice. These essays will be of great interest to college and graduate students who currently lack a model of social justice scholarship.
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Index
A
Abolitionists, 37, 93
Academia, 18, 25, 44, 160
culture of, 20
responsibilities of, 148
Academic curiosity, 158
Academic publication, 156
Academic relevance, 149
Access, request for, 151
Acclaim, 24
Accountability, 25
Activism, 41, 160, 162
Activists, nurses as, 159
Advocacy, 160 Advocate, 14
Affirmation, prison writing and, 118
African-American studies, 22, 35, 42
Civil War, 102
African-American women, 42, 69
Age, issues of in Korea, 58
Ain’t I am Woman?, 41
Alcohol addiction, among the incarcerated populations, 112
Alexander Hamilton, 83
Amazon Quarterly, 14
“America Made Easy,” 83
American conservatism, 58
American cultural imperialism, 128
American Dream, 29
American elite, 29, 32
American foreign policy, 51
American Heritage, 84
American Historical Association, 84
American Historical Review, 99
American Slavery, American Freedom, 43
American Social Science Association, 84
American Studies Association of Korea (ASAK), 58
Analysis, burden of, 162
Antietam, 97, 105
Antiquarianism, 89
Antiracism, 42
Antislavery movement, 93
Anzaldúa, Gloria, 41
Apartheid, 128
Archives, 40, 43
Ar’n’t I a Woman?, 41
Articulation of self, 129
Asian families, stresses on, 165
Asian and Pacific Islander women, HIV/AIDS movement and, 162, 165
Assertion of self, 129
Assumptions, 166
Audience
relationship of writers to, 122
responsibilities of writers to, 19
Awards, 24
B
Baby activists, 42
Baldwin, James, 27
Battle Cry of Freedom, 99; see also McPherson, James
Beard, Charles and Mary, 30
Beaver, R. Pierce, 51...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Introduction: When and Why We Enter
- Section I Why I Write: Personal Reflections
- Section II The Process of Writing
- Section III The Politics of Writing
- Notes
- Contributors
- Index