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Peer reviewedFollett, Richard J.; Larson, Rayna – English Journal, 1982
Two educators debate the pros and cons of discussing the sexual preferences of authors as part of the literary contexts of their works. (RL)
Descriptors: Authors, Course Content, Cultural Context, Higher Education
Download full textEngler, Robert Klein – 1988
Some of the denial and fear that accompanies homosexuality and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) can be dealt with by discussing the following three issues: the AIDS epidemic, the problems of gay and lesbian community college students, and finally, the teaching of literature--especially poetry. Exploring both poetry and the AIDS…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Authors, College English, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedCreadick, Anna – Appalachian Journal, 1995
Fenton Johnson, an award-winning writer living in San Francisco, reflects on growing up in a large Catholic family in Appalachian Kentucky and the stigma associated with being gay. His latest novel, "Scissors, Papers, Rock," relates the story of a young man leaving the gay urban culture of San Francisco to return to the straight rural…
Descriptors: Authors, Creative Writing, Culture Conflict, Higher Education
