Interests and Opportunities: Race, Racism, and University Writing Instruction in the Post–Civil Rights Era

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Interests and Opportunities Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture David Bartholomae and Jean Ferguson Carr, Editors Interests and Opportunities Race, Racism, and University Writing Instruction in the Post–Civil Rights Era STEVE LAMOS UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS Published by the University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15260 Copyright © 2011, University of Pittsburgh Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Printed on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All archival materials listed as obtained from the University of Illinois archives appear courtesy of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Archives. All archival materials listed as obtained from the University of Illinois English Department archives appear courtesy of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign English Department. A version of chapter 2 appeared as “Literacy and the Institutional Dynamics of Racism: Late-1960s Writing Instruction for ‘High-Risk’ African American Undergraduate Students at One Predominantly White University,” CCC 60.1 (2008): 46–81. Copyright 2008, National Council of Teachers of English. Reprinted by permission. A version of chapter 3 appeared as “Literacy Crisis and Color-Blindness: The Problematic Racial Dynamics of Mid-70s Language and Literacy Instruction for ‘High-Risk’ Minority Students,” CCC 61.2 (2009): 373; W126–48. Copyright 2009, National Council of Teachers of English. Reprinted by permission. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lamos, Steve. Interests and opportunities : race, racism, and university writing instruction in the postcivil rights era / Steve Lamos. p. cm. — (Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8229-6173-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. English language—Composition and exercises—Study and teaching—United States. 2. Racism—United States. I. Title. PE1405.U6.L323 2011 808'.0420711—dc23 2011020851 ...