Date of Award
8-25-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
English, MA
First Advisor
Kristen Ruccio
Committee Members
Carl Cates; Khem Aryal; Michele Merritt
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2023 C54
Abstract
With political tensions high and rising, instructors’ course materials are under scrutiny. Socially conscious instructors with little-to-no job security feel pressured to neutralize class discussions to avoid politically charged interactions. Although avoidance might minimize administrative scrutiny, it harms marginalized students by enacting and exacerbating rhetorical silences. I propose a discourse model that might help instructors to cultivate anti-complicit activist classrooms with minimal risk for political divisiveness. TikTok can also be an effective tool for accessible learning and rhetorical empowerment. Engaging students critically with recreational platforms could be a preventative means of diminishing the spread of disinformation.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Clem, Dany, "Accessible And Activist Rhetorics: Tiktok as a Learning Tool" (2023). Student Theses and Dissertations. 166.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/166
