A short soliloquy on merit

Sarah J. Tracy

doi:10.1525/dcqr.2019.8.4.47

A short soliloquy on merit

Sarah J. Tracy

Human Communication, Hugh Downs School of

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Abstract

Merit is often considered to be a neutral and therefore fair way to judge quality. Through soliloquy and graphics, this essay deconstructs and interrogates the definition of merit, revealing the ways that it is tied to standardization and dominant knowledge.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	47-49
Number of pages	3
Journal	Departures in Critical Qualitative Research
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/dcqr.2019.8.4.47
State	Published - Dec 1 2019

Keywords

Deconstruction
Diversity
Merit
Power
Soliloquy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Linguistics and Language
Language and Linguistics
Communication

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