- University of Arizona, Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, Graduate StudentUniversity of Kentucky, English, Graduate StudentUniversity of North Carolina at Asheville, Department of Language and Literature, Faculty Memberadd
- Amanda Wray is a first generation college student and Associate Professor at UNC Asheville. I teach Writing, Rhetoric... moreAmanda Wray is a first generation college student and Associate Professor at UNC Asheville. I teach Writing, Rhetoric, and Women, Gender, Sexuality studies courses, and my scholarship focuses on oral history, feminism, rhetorics of inclusion and equity, visual rhetoric, professional writing, and gender and sexuality studies. Currently, I am leading an LGBTQIA Oral History research project in collaboration with Blue Ridge Pride, YMCA, and undergraduate research interns at UNC Asheville.edit
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This narrative on pedagogy presents language as a tool for resistance and rhetoric as a means for interrupting social oppressions. In particular, I draw attention to one approach I have used in the Professional Writing classroom to teach... more
This narrative on pedagogy presents language as a tool for resistance and rhetoric as a means for interrupting social oppressions. In particular, I draw attention to one approach I have used in the Professional Writing classroom to teach gender-neutral and oppression-conscious language practices.
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This article uses participant stories across four decades to historicize cultural shifts related to LGBTQ+ visibility and inclusion within western North Carolina. In particular, I wish to introduce readers to social justice warrior Holly... more
This article uses participant stories across four decades to historicize cultural shifts related to LGBTQ+ visibility and inclusion within western North Carolina. In particular, I wish to introduce readers to social justice warrior Holly Boswell (born 1950), a transgender activist and movement influencer who moved to Asheville, North Carolina, in 1976. Holly Boswell co-designed the transgender symbol, created one of the longest running transgender support groups in the country, and pushed for gender neutral bathrooms in Asheville businesses long before HB2 (the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, commonly known as House Bill 2) attempted to mandate bathrooms by birth certificate data. Her scholarship shaped the language of the transgender liberation movement beyond gender binaries, and her advocacy facilitated a paradigm shift toward LGBTQ+ inclusion.
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This narrative on pedagogy presents language as a tool for resistance and rhetoric as a means for interrupting social oppressions. In particular, I draw attention to one approach I have used in the Professional Writing classroom to teach... more
This narrative on pedagogy presents language as a tool for resistance and rhetoric as a means for interrupting social oppressions. In particular, I draw attention to one approach I have used in the Professional Writing classroom to teach gender-neutral and oppression-conscious language practices.