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Peer reviewedSharpe, Patricia; And Others – College English, 1990
Examines Black men's negative responses and White women's positive responses to works by Black women writers. Suggests that by trying to understand how and why the works by Black women writers affect readers, readers can begin to strip away their own ethnocentrism, racism, and sexism. (MM)
Descriptors: Black Literature, Blacks, Characterization, Ethnocentrism
Peer reviewedAlberti, John – College English, 1995
Looks at the use of the term "nigger" in "Huckleberry Finn" as central to the text. Regards the novel as a kind of meditation on the word "nigger" and as an attempt by Twain to explore the construction and maintenance of racial identity. Examines the present historical and pedagogical moment as part of the reception…
Descriptors: American Studies, Blacks, Educational History, Higher Education
