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This chapter summarizes the challenge posed by pre-Columbian writing systems to the Western concept of alphabetic writing. It compares decolonial and deconstructive perspectives on writing and argues that their areas of convergence provide fertile ground for new theoretical explorations in composition studies.
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Sánchez, R. (2016). Writing. In: Ruiz, I.D., Sánchez, R. (eds) Decolonizing Rhetoric and Composition Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52724-0_6
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