Uncommon standard American English accents, like bodies, still matter : stories of non-native English speaking writing instructors

"This dissertation is a decolonial project that examines a rhetoric and composition minority teacher identity I call NESI, which means Non-Native English Speaking Instructor. I define NESI as writing instructors who teach writing with a non-native Standard American English (SAE) accent. Through a collection of oral histories stories, the project examines and interrogates traditional definitions of college writing teacher profile and identity. The stories disrupt and problematize NESI teacher identity." -- Abstract.