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The Hillbilly Speaks of Rhetoric: Critical Theory, Composition Pedagogy, and the Appalachian Region

Snyder, Todd D.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1303926012

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, English (Arts and Sciences).
"The Hillbilly Speaks of Rhetoric: Critical Theory, Composition Pedagogy, and Appalachian Identity," is an exploration of the various ways that social, economic, and cultural factors influence the identities of the rural Appalachian students who enter our first year composition classrooms. College teachers are often unaware of the challenges faced by these students, who often come from an isolated cultural environment, largely invisible in the public domain beyond the derogatory stereotypes, and whose values may conflict with dominant university perspectives. Critical pedagogy has proven useful in increasing the awareness of and addressing issues of diversity in race and class, but it has not yet addressed the particular challenges of an Appalachian student population. My objective is (1) to address pedagogical and theoretical work that can contribute to the intellectual development of such students; and (2) to address the limitations of critical pedagogy in this area. In short, critical pedagogy will be a guideline of the project, but it will also be subjected to critical analysis and revision. My methodology consists of autoethnography; brief qualitative studies; the collection of socioeconomic data; and, perhaps most importantly, the analysis of cultural, visual, filmic, historical, and theoretical texts.
Mara Holt, PhD (Committee Chair)
Sherrie Gradin, PhD (Committee Member)
Jennie Nelson, PhD (Committee Member)
George Hartley, PhD (Committee Member)
Leon Anderson, PhD (Committee Member)
343 p.
Rhetoric
critical theory; critical pedagogy; Appalachia; composition pedagogy;

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  • Snyder, T. D. (2011). The Hillbilly Speaks of Rhetoric: Critical Theory, Composition Pedagogy, and the Appalachian Region [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1303926012

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Snyder, Todd. The Hillbilly Speaks of Rhetoric: Critical Theory, Composition Pedagogy, and the Appalachian Region. 2011. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1303926012.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Snyder, Todd. "The Hillbilly Speaks of Rhetoric: Critical Theory, Composition Pedagogy, and the Appalachian Region." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1303926012

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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