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Lamos, Steve – Journal of Basic Writing, 2000
Explores the racialized discourses surrounding basic writing students by using the notion of education as "white property." Shows how students are racialized as "minorities" despite the significant numbers of whites in the program. Argues open-admissions students are discursively coded as non-white. Contends that racialization…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Higher Education, Mainstreaming, Open Enrollment