Learning to work in white spaces: An autoethnographic and linguistic analysis of racial and gender discrimination in a Midwestern American organization

Pairing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of a prominent talk radio program with workplace autoethnography, this dissertation explores life and language in a construction-sector business staffed almost entirely by White men. The multi-method approach facilitates intersectional analysis of racist, sexist, and homophobic talk while also attending to issues of class

“The most outstanding institution I am grateful for” (Indatwa ihora kw’isonga nshimira): “The most outstanding institution I am grateful for” (Indatwa ihora kw’isonga nshimira): A poem composed by a Rwandan Adult Literacy Student (Umuvugo wanditswe naba Nyarwanda babiri biga gusoma no kwandika)

The following poem was composed by a learner enrolled in an adult literacy and numeracy program provided by an organization called Rwanda Children that offers a diverse array of educational programs to adults and children in the Ntarama sector, Bugesera district and country of Rwanda

Learning to work in white spaces: An autoethnographic and linguistic analysis of racial and gender discrimination in a Midwestern American organization

Pairing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of a prominent talk radio program with workplace autoethnography, this dissertation explores life and language in a construction-sector business staffed almost entirely by White men. The multi-method approach facilitates intersectional analysis of racist, sexist, and homophobic talk while also attending to issues of class.U of I OnlyAuthor requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD syste