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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

📣: New Book Review! “Reproductive Liberation Requires Dismantling the Gender Binary: A Review of Doing Gender Justice: Queering Reproduction, Kin and Care by Shui-yin Sharon Yam and Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz” by @emilywinderman.bsky.social. 🔗: Visit constell8cr.com #bookreview #academia #queer #RJ

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

📣: New Book Review from Issue 9! “The Impermanence of Motherhood: Infertilities: A Curation” by Amanda Fields reflects upon the complex discourses surrounding motherhood, parenting, and infertility. 🔗: Visit constell8cr.com to read more! #bookreview #academia #motherhood #parenting

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📣: constellations Issue 8 is here! Read more about the issue's theme of Negotiating Impossibilities in the fantastic introduction by our editor-in-chief, Alexandra Hidalgo! 🔗: Visit constell8cr.com/issue-8/nego... to read more. #teamrhetoric #academia #badbunny #WritingCommunity

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📣: New Article! "Gatekeeping Reviewer 2" by Amy Wan, an insightful piece calling for new pathways in peer review processes that better support communities of thinkers and scholars. 🔗: Visit constell8cr.com/articles/gat... to read more! #teamrhetoric #peerreview #highered #writingcommunity

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

📣: Check out our New Article, "Constellating Jewish Rhetorics: A Call for New Directions from an Iraqi Jew" by Alexander Slotkin! 🔗: Visit constell8cr.com/issue-8/cons... to read more! #culturalrhetoric #academia #writingcommunity #jewishrhetorics #mizrahi

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

📣: We have a new issue on Substack to share with you all! Check out what Gissell Del Castillo has to say about Bad Bunny’s 2026 Halftime Performance and get a preview of our latest #publications! 🔗: Visit constell8cr.com to read more! #teamrhetoric #culturalrhetoric #academia #badbunny #Latine

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

📣We hope you are all having a wonderful start to the fall semester! If you are looking for an inspiring read to kick of the academic year, check out our latest article by Mariam Mohammed! 🔗: constell8cr.com/issue-8/nego... #TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky #RhetComp #WritingStudies #BacktoSchool

A colorful postcard advertising a new article. The title and author of the article are listed along with a quote: Negotiating for Space: Pushing Boundaries and Settling in New Spaces by Mariam Mohammed. “I realized that navigating new academic and cultural landscapes as an international student often means confronting vulnerabilities that challenge both personal and academic boundaries. For me, pushing boundaries goes beyond leaving my comfort zone: it connects to how much I am willing to learn, unlearn, and relearn about myself.” There is a photo of Mariam in graduation attire, smiling at the camera surrounded by academic achievements.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

📣We have a new, summery #Substack to share with you all! Check out what @megan-simmer.bsky.social has to say about balancing busy summer months as an #academic and get a preview our latest #publications! 🔗: constellationsjournal.substack.com/p/teetering-... #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #AcademicSky

A colorful postcard advertising a new Substack post. The title and author of the post are listed alongside a quote: Teetering ‘To Do’ Lists and Restful Summers by Megan Simmermeyer. “Summer stretches before me, though it will no doubt slip through my fingers quicker than I imagine. Still, I reach for the moments where I connect with friends and my sprawling, extended family. We craft; we visit parks, build community, and strengthen existing connections.” There is a photo of Megan and many friends and family members, gathered to celebrate her 30th birthday.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️June may be ending, but there is plenty of #Pride to celebrate! In another great #bookreview for #PrideMonth, @megan-simmer.bsky.social dives into the themes of V. Jo Hsu's Constellating Home! 🔗: constell8cr.com/book-reviews... #TeamRhetoric #AcademicChatter #LGBTQIA #WritingStudies #RhetComp

A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and author of a book review are listed, along with a quote: “Creating Home through Narrative: A Review of V. Jo Hsu’s Constellating Home: Trans and Queer Asian American Rhetorics by Megan Simmermeyer. ‘In their book, Hsu examines three distinct, yet interconnected projects that center around stories: the Dragon Fruit Project, the Visibility Project, and the Queer Ancestors Project…Across these chapters, Hsu focuses on themes of love, resilience, and ancestry.’” The cover of the book is featured, with the title in white thin font over a dark background. There are shimmering stars across the cover.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️Another fantastic read in honor of #PrideMonth! Check out this #bookreview by Vee Lawson and add Queer Appalachia to your reading list! 🔗: constell8cr.com/issue-4/revi... #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #Pride #QueerStudies #WritingStudies #CompRhet #AcademicSky

A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and author of a book review are featured: Send My Love to the Family: A Review of Glasby, Gradin, and Ryerson’s Storytelling in Queer Appalachia: Imagining and Writing the Unspeakable Other by Vee Lawson. There is also a quote featured that reads: “This collection of eleven essays looks through singular narratives of a homogenous Appalachia—white, cisgendered or heteronormative, solely masculine, repressive, or backwards—to see many experiences of Appalachian queer identity, engaging narratives of exile, return, and liminality as the writers demonstrate that Appalachia itself is ‘a little bit quare.'” The cover of the book is featured, a rainbow background with the title in black text over a white text bubble.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️We hope your month has been full of #pride! If you're looking for a good read, this fantastic and important conversation is perfect for #PrideMonth! 🔗 constell8cr.com/issue-8/reco... #TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky #LGBTQIA #RhetComp #WritingStudies @adahubrig.bsky.social

A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and contributors of a conversation are featured: Recovering What’s “Swept Under the Rug”: Embodied Academic Experiences as Cultural Rhetorics. With Jo Hsu, Alexandria Lockett, Sophia Angela Maier, and Bernice Olivas. Moderated by Alex Jennings and Ada Hubrig. There is also a quote featured that reads: “While academia often downplays material conditions and the very real, lived, embodied experiences, we envision a cultural rhetorics that embraces embodiment as a methodology, drawing on embodied knowledge to recover the very stories that powerful institutions—including academic institutions—sweep under the rug.” There is a photo of a person with long purple hair, wrapped in a trans flag, and standing amongst a protest crowd.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📣We have a new #bookreview by Tomas Maldonado! Give it a read to learn more about Mónica Reyes' 'shelter rhetorics' in the US asylum process. constell8cr.com/issue-8/givi... #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #BookSky #WritingStudies #AcademicSky #ImmigrantRhetorics

Giving Voice and Listening to the Asylee: A Review of Mónica Reyes’s Rhetoric and Storytelling within the U.S. Asylum Process: Shelter Rhetorics By Tomas Maldonado. “Relying on what she identifies as ‘shelter rhetorics’—idiosyncratic, everyday rhetorical practices that protect people’s vulnerabilities while also giving them agency in unstable situations—as presented in audio-recorded interviews, resident drawings, and photos, Reyes conducts a thorough case study of what asylees endure through the asylum process.” The book cover is featured, a pink and purple background with the title over a white text box.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️We're so excited to share a new book from Jesse Jack, the perfect read for this #PrideMonth! Congrats, @jessemjack.bsky.social, on this fantastic publication! www.bloomsbury.com/us/mapping-m... Purchase your copy today, and use code LXFANDF30 for 30% off! #TeamRhetoric #WritingStudies

A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and author of a book are listed along with a description: Mapping Multi-Genre Literary Frameworks for Trans* Studies: Without Permanence By Jesse Jack. “Mapping Multi-Genre Literary Frameworks for Trans* Studies: Without Permanence examines the socio-political contexts that have necessitated new, twenty-first century methods in transgender (trans*) counter-storytelling, such as: archival constraints, medical rubrics, policy decisions, and surveillance. The author’s cross-disciplinary approach to literary analysis critiques narratives of gender permanence to reveal the fungible possibilities of subjective and structural ambiguity.” The book cover is featured, a purple and blue watercolor of a naked body with long purple hair and pink flowers.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

📣We have a new #bookreview for you! Check out this review by Tommie Leigh Mcphetridge to see how #videogames, #walking, and #storytelling come together in Wandering Games! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-8/walking-toward-meaning-a-review-of-melissa-kagens-wandering-games/ #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp

A colorful postcard advertising a new book review. The title and author of the review are listed, along with a quote: Walking Toward Meaning: A Review of Melissa Kagen’s Wandering Games By Tommie Leigh McPhetridge. “Wandering Games would be particularly useful for those trying to understand how video games can act as vessels of critical discourses and often engage in theoretical understandings of the world, both fictional and real.” The book cover is featured, with the title in black letters over a photo of mountains.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️Happy #PrideMonth! We're celebrating with wonderful work by and about #queer and #trans folks! This great article by Alejandra I. Ramírez and @mizruben.bsky.social is the perfect read! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-2/the-dirt-under-my-moms-fingernails-queer-retellings-and-migrant-sensualities/

A colorful postcard that says, “Celebrating Pride!” The title and authors of an article are listed along with a quote: “The Dirt Under My Mom’s Fingernails”: Queer Retellings and Migrant Sensualities. An Article by Alejandra I. Ramírez and Ruben Zecena. “The dirt under her fingernails, the traces of caring for the land, is the metaphor that guides our essay as we retell the memories we have of our migrant mothers, their care, their labor/s, and their fight, as well as the gendered criminalization of migrants in the U.S.” There is a photo of a family posing for a photo on a dock, a mother and several children.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

📣We have a great new conversation to share with you! Moderated by Catheryn Jennings and @megan-simmer.bsky.social, @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social, Ben Lauren, and @Luhui Whitebear discuss #rhetoric and #art! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-8/restoration-and-connection-where-rhetoric-meets-art/

A colorful postcard advertising a new conversation. The title and contributors of the article are listed, along with a photo: “‘Restoration and Connection: Where Rhetoric Meets Art.’ With Alexandra Hidalgo, Ben Lauren, and Luhui Whitebear. Moderated by Catheryn Jennings and Megan Simmermeyer.” There is a photo of a multimedia art piece, featuring handprints and text.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

📣Our celebration of #mothers continues! Check out this fantastic article by Cristina De León-Menjivar about the intersections of #motherhood and #chronicillness! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/articles/dear-spoonie-mom-digital-open-letters-as-counter-narratives-for-chronically-ill-mothers/ #TeamRhetoric

A colorful postcard that says “May 2025. Celebrating Mothers!” The title and author of an article are listed, along with a photo and quote: “‘Dear Spoonie Mom:’ Digital Open Letters as Counter Narratives for Chronically Ill Mothers. An Article by Cristina De León-Menjivar. ‘While a number of the writers in this study eventually do attempt to rhetorically balance their realities with illness and their roles as mothers, nearly all of the posts initially tackle the cultural discourse surrounding motherhood, illustrating how it has oppressed and marginalized them in their most personal and private moments.’ There is an image of author Cristina with her young daughter smiling at the camera.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

📣Graduation season is upon us, and constellations' editorial assistant @nataliedc.bsky.social has some inspiring words to share about her bright future in an uncertain time! 🔗Visit the link below or in our bio to read more! #TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky #Graduate #RhetComp #WritingStudies #Publishing

A colorful postcard advertising a new Substack post. The title and author of the post are listed alongside a quote: “One Pitt Graduate's Dreams In an Impossible World” by Natalie Cohen. “I hope that, by spending these next few months applying to work for projects—from indie presses to literary nonprofits in my community and beyond—that value and uplift marginalized voices, like constellations, I can be the change I want to see—I can create possibility in an impossible world.” There is a photo of the Pitt graduation stage.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

📣Need some more reading in honor of #Moms? We've got you covered! Check out Joselyne Tellez-Cardenas' review of Violent Exceptions by Wendy Hesford! 🔗Visit the link below or in our bio to read more! #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #Motherhood #AcademicSky #BookSky #WritingStudies #CompRhet

A colorful postcard that says “May 2025. Celebrating Mothers!” The title and author of a book review are listed, along with the book cover and quote: “‘Who is Worthy of Childhood?’: A Review of Wendy Hesford’s Violent Exceptions: Children’s Human Rights and Humanitarian Rhetorics. A book review by Joselyne Tellez-Cardenas. ‘In Violent Exceptions: Children’s Human Rights and Humanitarian Rhetorics, Hesford identifies and examines various international children’s humanitarian cases, in order to inspect how visual and political rhetorics are employed to mark children as “exceptional,” a process that has violent repercussions for those not considered worthy of exceptionalism.’” The book cover features a blue and black patterned background with the title in white font. A drawing of pair of children’s shoes are in the foreground.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

📣We're excited to share a new book review by Kyle Boggs, a dive into Sanctuary by @academiadecruz.bsky.social! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/book-reviews/seeking-refuge-through-decolonial-counterstories-a-review-of-cruz-medinas-sanctuary-exclusion-violence-and-indigenous-migrants-in-the-east-bay/

A colorful postcard advertising a new book review. The title and author of the review are listed, along with a quote: Seeking Refuge through Decolonial Counterstories: A Review of Cruz Medina’s Sanctuary: Exclusion, Violence, and Indigenous Migrants in the East Bay. By Kyle Boggs. “Medina’s own background and experiences working with Indigenous migrants, which he details in his forward and throughout, provide a rich, humanized perspective on issues that are often discussed in abstract or policy-driven terms.” The book cover is featured, a blue background with the silhouette of bird sitting on barbed wire.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

📣Mother's Day is past, but our celebration of #moms doesn't end there! Check out this great book review by Alexandria Hansen and add Optimal Motherhood to your reading list! 🔗Visit the link below to read more! #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #WritingStudies #AcademicSky @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social

A colorful postcard that says “May 2025. Celebrating Mothers!” The title and author of a book review are listed, along with the book cover and quote: “‘Building a Better Future for Mothers: A Review of Jessica Clements and Kari Nixon’s Optimal Motherhood and Other Lies Facebook Told Us: Assembling Networked Ethos of Contemporary Maternity Advice”’ a book review by Alexandria Hanson. ‘’Throughout Optimal Motherhood, Clements and Nixon intertwine their parenting experiences with rhetorical analyses of digital media and multimethod research. Their research considers the experiences of mothers and alcohol consumption, labor and delivery, postpartum medical diagnoses, breast and bottle feeding, infant sleep, and interpreting at-home pregnancy tests.’ The book cover is a light blue background with white text displaying the title.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

📣We have a wonderful new conversation celebrating the work and legacy of Patricia Sullivan, with words from Jenny Bay, Huiling Ding, Tarez Graban, Emily Legg, and Laurie A. Pinkert. Moderated by @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social! Visit the link below to read more! #TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky #RhetComp

A colorful postcard advertising a new conversation. The title and contributors of the article are listed, along with a photo: “‘Deep Feelings and Intentional Communities: Honoring Patricia Sullivan’s Legacy.’ With Jenny Bay, Huiling Ding, Tarez Graban, Emily Legg, and Laurie A. Pinkert. Moderated by Alexandra Hidalgo.” There is a photo of Pat Sullivan “holding court” with Jeff Grabill, Alexandra Hidalgo, Michelle Simmons, and Bill Hart-Davidson at the 2017 CCCC Purdue Party.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

📣We hope all the #moms had a fantastic #MothersDay! For the rest of May, we're giving a well-deserved spotlight to amazing pieces about #motherhood. Today, check out this great article by Ruth Osorio! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/articles/mothers-making-space-rhet-comp/ #TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky

A colorful postcard that says “May 2025. Celebrating Mothers!” The title and author of an article are listed, along with a photo and quote: “‘Constellating with our Foremothers: Stories of Mothers Making Space in Rhetoric and Composition’ an article by Ruth Osorio. ‘Mothers have been present in the academy for decades, making space for themselves and for the rest of us through their embodied presence, mentorship, and overt activism. Despite the presence of mothers in these earlier decades, mothers were largely instructed to keep their identities as mothers apart from their identities as scholars.’ There is a photo with a mother and newborn baby in a hospital bed.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

📣This #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth, we're sharing Arab American #stories. Check out this article by Tamara Issak, discussing the harmful rhetoric targeting Arab and Muslim Americans in the post 9/11 US. 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-3/never-forget-ground-zero-park51-and-constitutive-rhetorics/

A postcard celebrating Arab American heritage month. The title and author of an article are listed: “’Never Forget: Ground Zero, Park51, and Constitutive Rhetorics.’ An Article by Tamara Isaak.” There is a quote featured: “The Park51 uproar had a ripple effect on Muslim communities throughout America with reports of arson, vandalism, and violence at mosques. The shutdown of Park51 was another reminder that the constitutional right to practice religion freely and build houses of worship does not apply to Muslims.” There is a photo of NYPD Muslim Chaplain Khalid Latif in uniform wearing a kufi to cover his head.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

📣This fantastic #videoessay and intro by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés features #poetry perfect to spotlight for #nationalpoetrymonth! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/articles/dancing-danny/ #TeamRhetoric #AcademicChatter #poetrylovers #WritingCommunity #HigherEducation @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social

A postcard celebrating #nationalpoetrymonth. The title and author of an article are listed: Dancing Danny by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés. There is a poem featured: “My mother is the one who took and kept the photographs of our small, stateside family. She didn’t have many from Cuba. It wasn’t until 1979 when exiles were “invited” back to the island, her first return in twenty years, that her mother and sisters gave her some of their “old” family photos—photos of the time before I or even she existed (she’s the middle child and her father died when she was seven, all her grandparents but one dead by then). These old photos are precious to her, entrusted to me to scan and return. I am claiming the importance of family photographs and home movies for my own storytelling.

Photographs augment, kindle, and refute memory. Super 8 films are silent, but they too amplify and kindle memory and spark story.”

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

📣 #NationalPoetryMonth is the perfect occasion to spotlight @nataliedc.bsky.social, constellations Editorial Assistant! "blue pearl" is her first poetry chapbook published through Bottlecap Press! 🔗https://bottlecap.press/products/pearl?keyword=blue%20 #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

📣Check out the new conversation with Jo Hsu, Alexandria Lockett, Sophia Angela Maier, and Bernice Olivias! Moderated by Alex Jennings and @adahubrig.bsky.social! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-8/recovering-whats-swept-under-the-rug-embodied-academic-experiences-as-cultural-rhetorics/ #TeamRhetoric

A colorful postcard promoting a new cConversation. The title and contributors are listed: Recovering What’s “Swept Under the Rug”: Embodied Academic Experiences as Cultural Rhetorics. With Jo Hsu, Alexandria Lockett, Sophia Angela Maier, and Bernice Olivas. Moderated by Alex Jennings and Ada Hubrig. There is a photo of a gender neutral bathroom sign.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

📣We're celebrating #NationalPoetryMonth! Here is a powerful poem by Clarice A. Blanco, from her article "My Name is /KLA-ris/: The Bordered Name of an American Latina." 🔗https://constell8cr.com/articles/my-name-is-kla-ris-the-bordered-name-of-an-american-latina/ #TeamRhetoric #PoetryCommunity

A postcard celebrating #nationalpoetrymonth. The title and author of an article are listed: “My Name is /KLA-ris/: The Bordered Name of an American Latina by Clarice A. Blanco.” There is a poem:

I am Mexican, Cuban, and
American… but what does
that really mean?

The reality: I am a product of a
White, supremacist, patriarchal,
dominant system that attempts to
devalue and eradicate difference
through Americanization.

I am a Woman of Color academic…
Does that mean my life is going to be
very difficult?

Soy Latina…
Does that make me a diversity
token?

I am Brown…
Does that make me a minority?

I am /KLA-ris/…

That means I am whoever and whatever the fuck I want to be.
Yet
I must fight against the rigid expectations of the assumed identidad
the dominant cultural hegemony has crafted to make my
voice heard, to take up space, and to have power.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

📣constellations get-together at #4c25 today from 4-5pm! Join at the Baltimore Convention Center, outside of Levy’s!

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

📣This new #substack post from @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social is a great reminder for our constellations get-together at #4c25! 🔗https://constellationsjournal.substack.com/p/going-to-cccc-stop-by-our-get-together #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #AcademicSky #WritingStudies @ncte.org

A postcard celebrating a new substack post. The title and author of the post are listed alongside an image quote: “Going to CCCC? Stop by Our Get-Together This Friday! By Alexandra Hidalgo. ‘CCCC can be overwhelming. Crowded though it is, it can make you feel lonely, particularly if you’re new to the field. That is why I love the small gatherings sprinkled throughout the conference. They give us a chance to pause, connect, and have one-on-one conversations with people who have been or may become co-presenters, co-writers, collaborators, colleagues—and of course, friends’.” There is a photo of a previous constellations get-together, with a group of smiling friends in conference badges.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📣This April, we're celebrating #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth! Check out this fantastic article by Nabila Hijazi about the ways Syrian women have harnessed agency through #culture in the #diaspora! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-7/bait-al-mouneh-traditional-syrian-homemaking-as-roots-for-womens-agency/

A postcard celebrating Arab American heritage month. The title and author of an article are listed: “‘Bait al-Mouneh: Traditional Syrian Homemaking as Roots for Women’s Agency. An Article by Nabila Hijazi.” There is a quote featured: “By utilizing their homemaking skills and transforming their domestic spaces, Syrian women demonstrate agency and resilience, becoming active agents in rebuilding their lives and creating a sustainable future for themselves and their families. They play transformative roles in preserving and evolving their cultures for future generations.” There is a photo of preserved food in jars, with a vase of yellow flowers in the background.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

📣Need some positivity between news headlines? Check out our latest post by Evelynn Pugh about how we can turn to our communities in times of need! 🔗https://constellationsjournal.substack.com/p/a-community-solution-to-the-dumpster #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #WritingStudies #AcademicSky #CompRhet

A postcard celebrating a new substack post. The title and author of the post are listed alongside an image quote: “A Community Solution to the Dumpster-Fire State of the World by Evelynn Pugh. ‘With the Trump administration coming out the gate swinging, it's important we remember to take care of our communities. The bad news might make us want to hunker down, hoping to dodge the worst of this administration’s fallout, but we have the power today and every day to make changes in our communities and live towards a future of justice.’“ There is an image of a colorful brick wall mural, of two painted hands exchanging a book.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

📣We're gearing up for #4C25! Join constellations Friday, April 11th for a chance to connect and share with old and new friends alike! ⏰4-5pm 📍Baltimore Convention Center, outside of Levy #TeamRhetoric #WritingStudies @ncte.org #RhetComp #AcademicSky #NCTECCCC

a colorful postcard that reads: "constellations Get-Together at CCCC! Friday, April 11th. 4-5pm at the Baltimore Convention Center, outside of Levy. There is an image of the Baltimore skyline over a river.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

📣We've been spotlighting wonderful written works this #WomensHistoryMonth, but we can't leave out this great video essay from Anne von Petersdorff! What's on your #WomensMonth must-watch list? 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-1/embodied-encounters/ #TeamRhetoric #WritingStudies #RhetComp

A postcard celebrating women’s history month. The title and author of a video essay are listed: “‘Embodied Encounters: A Case for Autobiographical and Haptic Filmmaking.’ A video essay by Anne von Petersdorff. There is a quote featured: “The acknowledging of the filmmaker’s body can remind us that the process of cinematic production is dependent on the participation of others: every image carries the footprints of a culturally and historically situated way of knowing, the absence or presence of an agreement between the camera operator and the object of the gaze, the incentive of economic gain, power relations, gender roles, expected ways of behaving, and so on.” There is a photo of a woman with a camera, walking through an open air market.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

📣Just another day of celebrating and making #WomensHistory! Take a look at this great article by Chelsea Bock that reassesses history and women's role in it. 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-3/commemorating-sexism-suffragist-suppression-partial-memory-and-the-womens-titanic-memorial/ #TeamRhetoric

A postcard celebrating women’s history month. The title and author of an article are listed: “’Commemorating Sexism: Suffragist Suppression, Partial Memory, and the Women’s Titanic Memorial.’ An Article by Chelsea Bock.” There is a quote featured: “The hostile underpinnings of ‘women and children first’ became even clearer a few days after the Titanic’s sinking, when journalist Frances Wayne wrote an editorial for The Denver Post entitled, ‘Women must explain why they abandoned mates in death.'” There is a photo of a park memorial, with light poles and trees.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

📣What have you been reading this March? We're revisiting this great article by Shersta Chabot, perfectly on theme for #WomensHistoryMonth! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-2/performing-gender-asymmetry-material-rhetoric-and-representation-at-the-national-museum-of-american-history/ #TeamRhetortic

A postcard celebrating women’s history month. The title and author of an article are listed: “’Performing Gender Asymmetry: Material Rhetoric and Representation at the National Museum of American History.’ An article by Sherita Chabot.”There is a quote featured: “Memory spaces are inherently material, requiring us to walk through them, look at them, read and think and use our other senses to understand them. Each of these acts is embodied and carried out in relation to the physical entity or space with which we are engaged.” There is a photo of a museum exhibit of infographics on a white wall, the silhouette of a person viewing in the foreground.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

📣This fantastic article by Marlene Galván is another perfect read for this #WomensHistoryMonth! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-4/dancing-with-the-devil-revisited/ #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #AcademicSky #WritingStudies #WomensMonth

A postcard celebrating women’s history month. The title and author of an article are listed: “‘Dancing with the Devil Revisited.’ An article by Marlene Galván.” There is a quote featured: “Dancing with the Devil affirms this conception of the stranger as the unfamiliar, the unnatural outsider, enticing women to join him in dance, warning others: this is what happens when you break the seemingly natural boundaries of the community established by traditional religious and cultural institutions. The stranger is a metaphor that becomes real, created to quell the anxiety felt by established norms and institutions during the Chicanx Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. But, the story lives on even today.” There is a photo of a necklace with a picture charm a man and a woman smiling.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

📣This fantastic article by Victoria Houser and Eda Özyeşilpınar is the perfect read for #WomensHistoryMonth! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-7/your-misogyny-is-not-a-cultural-difference-constellating-transnational-stories-of-religious-gender-based-violence-and-feminist-resistance/ #TeamRhetoric

A postcard celebrating women’s history month. The title and author of an article are listed: “‘Your Misogyny is Not a Cultural Difference: Constellating Transnational Stories of Religious Gender-Based Violence and Feminist Resistance’ An article by Victoria Houser and Eda Özyeşilpınar. There is a quote featured: “The constellation of stories we share offers a path for embodiment through solidarity with those who endured and are enduring religious-based gender violence. There is no such thing as an easy intervention in religious structures that perpetuate gendered violence. Even so, there are possibilities for us to find our way back into the body, and in sharing our stories here we offer others the opportunity to do the same.” There is an image of women holding purple banner and signs in protest.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

📣Need a #WomensMonth read? Enjoy this conversation with Ersula Ore, Christina Cedillo, Rachel Jackson, and @drkimiww.bsky.social. Moderated by Ana Milena Ribero. 🔗https://constell8cr.com/conversations/teach-and-write-for-justice-intergenerational-networks-equity-and-community-in-the-cccc-caucuses/

A postcard celebrating women’s history month. The title and author of an article are listed: “Teach and Write for Justice: Intergenerational Networks, Equity, and Community in the CCCC Caucuses” a conversation with Ersula Ore, Christina Cedillo, Rachel Jackson and Kimberly Gail Wieser-Weryackwe. Moderated by Ana Milena Ribero. There is a quote featured: “This work is exhausting. Without the caucuses, it would also be lonely, and there’s just no way I’m signing up to live like that. I have spent far too much of my life in the academy on academic work, and it’s really not a great way to live. Find your people. Make time for you. Make time for your family and friends. Take care of what feeds you. Academia only does part of that.” There is a photo of Ersula, Christina, and Kimberly smiling together with conference badges.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🎉Congratulations! We're celebrating constellations managing editor José Luis Cano Jr. for his publication in College Composition and Communication, "Composition Studies at the US-Mexico Border." 🔗https://publicationsncte.org/content/journals/10.58680/ccc2024762239 #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

📣How have you been celebrating women this #WomensHistoryMonth? If you need some reading to get inspired, here's another great article by Clarice A. Blanco! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/articles/my-name-is-kla-ris-the-bordered-name-of-an-american-latina/ #TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky #RhetComp

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

📣March is #WomensHistoryMonth! To celebrate, check out this fantastic article by Vani Kannan about identity and rhetoric! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/articles/language-as-a-moving-anchor-jhumpa-lahiris-whereabouts-asian-american-rhetorics-the-politics-of-linguistic-migration/ #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp

A postcard celebrating women’s history month. The title and author of an article are listed: “Language as a Moving Anchor: Jhumpa Lahiri’s Whereabouts, Asian/American Rhetorics & the Politics of ‘Linguistic Migration.’ An Article by Vani Kannan.” There is a quote featured: “This book made me confront the tension between seductive Eurocentric notions of ‘good’/’beautiful’ writing and the cultural rhetorics frameworks that have deeply reshaped my thinking about writing and knowledge-making over the past five years. Reflecting on Lahiri’s journey as a writer asked me to grapple with the kind of writer I want to be, the kind of writing space I want to co-create with students, and how I want them to understand the relationship between identity, land, and knowledge-making.” There is a photo of Lahiri’s book, a brown cover with the title in white font.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

📣If you haven't checked it out already, we have a starter pack for #CulturalRhetorics! Message us to be added! 🔗https://go.bsky.app/Mzw3HSc #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp #CompRhet #WritingStudies

A blue postcard that reads: "Join the conversation. Cultural Rhetorics on BlueSky"

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

📣Rounding out the end of #BlackHistoryMonth with this great article by Jill McKay Chrobak examining race, rhetoric, and #hiphop! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-1/the-struggle-is-real/ #TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky #RhetComp #Rhetoric #WritingStudies #BlackAcademics #BlackLivesMatter

A postcard celebrating Black History Month. The title and author of an article are listed: “;The Struggle is Real: Whiteness Studies, Hip Hop Pedagogies, and the Rhetorics of White Privilege.’ An article by Jill McKay Chrobak.” There is a quote featured: “The goal of this article is to examine current forms of white privilege through the lens of whiteness studies and Hip Hop pedagogies in writing classrooms in order to begin to dismantle these kinds of damaging rhetoric in our society and ultimately raise student’s rhetorical awareness of the white privilege tropes that surround them.” There is an image that reads “the Stuggle is Real” in colorful letters on a black background.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

📣What's on your #BlackHistoryMonth reading list? If you need a new book for your TBR, check out this amazing review of Aja Y. Martinez's "Counterstory" by Christine Garcia! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-4/counterstory-book-review/ #TeamRhetoric #AcademicSky #RhetComp #WritingStudies

A postcard celebrating Black History Month. The title and author of a book review are listed: “‘“Theory With No Practice Ain’t Shit”: A Review of Aja Y. Martinez’s Counterstory: The Rhetoric and Writing of Critical Race Theory.’ A book review by Christine Garcia.” There is a quote featured: “In short, Counterstory teaches and demonstrates how to incorporate anti-racist writing into any classroom via the ancient method of narrative, reframed to center BIPOC and non-normative voices and language use.” There is an image of the book cover, a lino cut art piece in black and green, featuring faces of Black women. The title of the book is in black font on a white background.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

📣After taking home Album of the Year, we can't get enough of Beyoncé! In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we have the perfect article by Mari E. Ramler to go along! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/issue-1/beyonces-performance-of-identification-as-a-diamond-reclaiming-bodies-and-voices-in-formation/

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

📣Another article under the spotlight for #BlackHistoryMonth! Alicia K. Hatcher's article is a great read about #rhetoric and #resistance! 🔗https://constell8cr.com/articles/articulating-and-interrogating-black-embodied-resistance-using-performative-symbolic-resistance-as-a-tactical-analytical-tool/

A postcard celebrating Black History Month. The title and author of an article are listed: “‘Articulating and Interrogating Black Embodied Resistance: Using Performative Symbolic Resistance as a Tactical, Analytical Tool.’ An Article by Alicia K. Hatcher.” There is a quote featured: “For Black people in this country whose experiential knowledge has been informed by racial and social contracts (Mills, Charles), the creation of a subaltern counterpublic is a necessary survival tactic, informed by group cultural collective understanding—aka group meta-conceptualization.” There is a photo of a Black Lives Matter mural in primary colors.

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constellations journal @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

📣New Book Review! Check out Sidra Naveed Arshad's review of Mimi Khúc's "Dear Elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss" 🔗https://constell8cr.com/book-reviews/transformative-care-as-pedagogy-a-review-of-mimi-khucs-dear-elia-letters-from-the-asian-american-abyss/ #TeamRhetoric #RhetComp

A colorful postcard advertising a new book review. The title and author of the review are listed, along with a quote: "Transformative Care as Pedagogy: A Review of Mimi Khúc's 'Dear Elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss' by Sidra naveed Arshad. 'Khúc urges her students and readers alike to acknowledge that their worth is inherent and thus they desere a standard of living which responds to any concerns resulting from problematic systems that seek to exploit them." There is an image of the book cover, a blue background with white text, and an image of a young girl walking away down a sidewalk.

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