Young Scholars in Writing

Young Scholars in Writing: Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric publishes research articles written by undergraduates on topics related to rhetoric and writing. Articles integrate secondary sources from the area under investigation and offer primary research conducted by the writer(s) and/or ground inquiry in a defined theoretical framework. Articles make an intellectual contribution to their respective fields. Young Scholars in Writing also publishes collaborative manuscripts and research by or about historically or currently marginalized or underrepresented peoples and cultures. Young Scholars in Writing is peer-reviewed by undergraduate students from a range of two- and four-year colleges from across the U.S. as well as former contributors to the journal. It is also faculty-reviewed by editorial board members from higher education institutions across the US.


CONTENTS OF VOLUME 18 (2021) Editors' Introduction by Emily Murphy Cope, Gabriel Cutrufello, and Kim Fahle Peck | ARTICLES: "Use #YouKnowMe and share your truth": Rhetoric of Digital Abortion Storytelling by Megan Kelley, Miami University (Ohio) | "Stories for Reproductive Freedom:" A Rhetorical Analysis of Storytelling on NARAL Pro-Choice America's Website by Anna Maltbie, Miami University (Ohio) | Tales in Language, Confidence, and Learning Environments: Exploring Students' Mental Health Through Literacy Narratives by Samantha J. Rae, Georgia State University | Language and Dehumanization in Alaskan Japanese Internment Documents by Hannah Cox, University of Alaska, Anchorage | Identifying and Categorizing Language Discrimination in the Legal Field by Jessica Brown, Marquette University | "¿Por Qué no Sabes Español?": Pressured Monolingualism and Its Impacts on Mexican Americans by Gabriela Agustina Uribe, Stanford University | Best Practices for a Translingual Pedagogy: An Undergraduate Perspective by Jacob Wilson, Portland State University | Materiality Matters: How Human Bodies and Writing Technologies Impact the Composing Process by Brittany Halley, Ohio State University | SPOTLIGHT ON FIRST-YEAR WRITING: Visual Rhetoric in Medical Illustrations and the Implications in Medical Practices by Huy Gia Truong, Pennsylvania State University, Berks | METHODOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS: Creating Impact through User-Centered Research by Angela Myers, Elon University | My First Time Conducting a Study as a Novice Researcher by Nidhi Gandhi, Hofstra University | COMMENTS AND RESPONSE: "For all of us": Feminine Style in the Rhetoric of Rosalynn Carter