Document Type
Interview
Abstract
his conversation/article resituates the concept of reciprocity, as it has been theorized and enacted in rhetoric, composition, and literacy studies, within a larger framework of social justice, one that recognizes legacies of struggle, survival and perseverance. When situated within the Filipinx indigenous notion of kapwa, reciprocity takes a temporal turn not only in recognizing that building trust and reciprocity happen repeatedly over time but also in recognizing how enacting reciprocity extends beyond initial research contexts, participants, and outcomes. Enacting reciprocity requires slowing down in time and working with others in social justice work strategically, tactically, and repeatedly over longer durations. To see ourselves as reciprocal beings means that we continually see ourselves as members of a larger community invested in making structural asymmetries legible and open to deep revision.
Recommended Citation
Bernardo, Shane, and Terese Guinsatao Monberg. “Resituating Reciprocity within Longer Legacies of Colonization: A Conversation.” Community Literacy Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 2019, pp. 83-93. doi:10.25148/clj.14.1.009058.
