Performing Antiracist Pedagogy in Rhetoric, Writing, and Communication

Frankie Condon completed her BFA at York University in Theatre (Performing Arts, Honours), her MA at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD at the University at Albany (State University of New York). Prior to her arrival at the University of Waterloo, she taught at Siena College in Loudonville New York, St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, and at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Vershawn Ashanti Young is a member of the faculty of arts at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has also served on the faculties of the University of Iowa and the University of Kentucky. He teaches communication, English, and performance studies. He serves as a consultant to schools and organizations in the areas of cultural competency and diversity. He values collaboration and has authored or co-authored several books, including Other People's English: Code Meshing, Code Switching, and African American Literacy (Teachers College Press 2014). His articles have appeared in African American Review, American Literary History, PMLA, College Communication and Composition, Journal of Advanced Composition, and Souls. For the past decade, he has been developing the concept of code-meshing, using multiple Englishes and dialects in formal written and oral communication in school and at work. For more on code-meshing and Vershawn, see http://dr-vay2014.wix.com/vershawn-young.