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2018
Volume 74, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0010-096X
  • E-ISSN: 1939-9006

Abstract

So often left unquestioned is the very place in and from which scholarly ethos and praxis are being proposed. The goal of this essay is to call for and work towards establishing a foundation to explore such questions vis-à-vis . invites and demands of us all returns, careful reckonings, and enduring tasks. We illustrate possibilities of across these three epistemic principles. Ultimately, we argue for both as an intervention into rhetorical practices and as a praxis of invention.

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