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The politics of writing center as location.
Abstract
Because spatial politics are commonplace in the writing center community and because the political implications of space are often insidious, this article argues that writing center scholars need to carry conversations about writing center space from writing center lore and into research and theorizing.
Introduction
About two months into my new job, a colleague at another institution asked me if my college had a writing center. "Well," I stammered, "we had a writing center, but she just went on maternity leave!" In this moment of responding to my colleague's question, I realized what a potent message the physical space and location ...
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