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A Professor Circled “Hence” On A Latina Student’s Paper And Wrote “This Is Not Y

Posted by Ernesto Cuba on October 31, 2016 at 10:46 pm

When a social outcry becomes viral. A case of academic writing, racism and CMC:

“Martínez said her blog posts usually average 15 views and three shares among her close friends. The one she wrote yesterday has been viewed and shared thousands of times on social media, and has garnered hundreds of comments from other people of color who have experienced similar treatment at school.”

https://www.buzzfeed.com/tamerragriffin/a-professor-circled-hence-on-a-latina-students-paper-and-wro?utm_term=.oq7KmraQR#.ouyz0dM2A

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