Summary of The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change (Draft one)
The author in the beginning of the article states that “ One way to increase our participation in public discourse is to bridge the university and community through activism.”, “ I believe modern rhetoric and composition scholars can be agents of social change.” To begin the author talks about the stairs at the University of Rensselaer, stating how universities tend to “ Sit in isolated relation to the communities in which they’re located.” Further, the author states that “ Activism begins with a commitment to breaking down the sociological barrier between universities and communities.” If professors see themselves as both “civic participants” and as preparing students for …show more content…
When one of these routine flow is upset, we get “de- routinization”, this can be the first step in social change on a small scale. Activism (as defined by the author) is accepting a civic duty to empower people with our positions. An example of activism is the way the other helps women in need with getting into university, getting a job or an apartment. This example also describes empowerment, which is defined by the author as “ Empowering people in part enables them to achieve a goal by providing resources for them.” However, empowerment also happens when one use their “status” to help someone achieve their goals. And yet another way to achieve one’s goal is by reciprocity, or a give and take. By Lucy and Raejone ( two women she has helped) allowing her to use their stories and experiences, she was able to achieve her goal of writing this book. The author indicates to us readers that we don’t have to look far in order to find an “ Access routes to people outside of the university.” She suggests that any kind of interaction we have with people in our community, “ Acts as a point of commonality where our perspectives overlap, despite out different positions.” According to the author to achieve empowerment the
The author in the beginning of the article states that “ One way to increase our participation in public discourse is to bridge the university and community through activism.”, “ I believe modern rhetoric and composition scholars can be agents of social change.” To begin the author talks about the stairs at the University of Rensselaer, stating how universities tend to “ Sit in isolated relation to the communities in which they’re located.” Further, the author states that “ Activism begins with a commitment to breaking down the sociological barrier between universities and communities.” If professors see themselves as both “civic participants” and as preparing students for …show more content…
When one of these routine flow is upset, we get “de- routinization”, this can be the first step in social change on a small scale. Activism (as defined by the author) is accepting a civic duty to empower people with our positions. An example of activism is the way the other helps women in need with getting into university, getting a job or an apartment. This example also describes empowerment, which is defined by the author as “ Empowering people in part enables them to achieve a goal by providing resources for them.” However, empowerment also happens when one use their “status” to help someone achieve their goals. And yet another way to achieve one’s goal is by reciprocity, or a give and take. By Lucy and Raejone ( two women she has helped) allowing her to use their stories and experiences, she was able to achieve her goal of writing this book. The author indicates to us readers that we don’t have to look far in order to find an “ Access routes to people outside of the university.” She suggests that any kind of interaction we have with people in our community, “ Acts as a point of commonality where our perspectives overlap, despite out different positions.” According to the author to achieve empowerment the