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"I'm Not Going to Be Reading This Anymore": Student Resistance to Problematic Texts
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Hlinak, Matt – Liberal Education, 2015
A key element of a liberal education is engagement with "classic" texts, texts that often present views in conflict with our commitment to diversity and inclusion. This article will ask, although not necessarily answer, a number of important questions: Do classic texts perpetuate long-refuted and harmful ideas? Can a racist, sexist,…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Literature