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Lit for Understanding the Biden Voter

By Robin Bates | Published: December 8, 2020

To understand “the Joe Biden” voter, start with August Wilson’s “Fences.”

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Fencing People Out & Spiritual Desolation

By Robin Bates | Published: April 28, 2016

In her novel “Ceremony,” Leslie Marmon Silko has a vision of spiritual desolation caused when we build fences to keep other people out.

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Fences Entrap Rather than Protect

By Robin Bates | Published: July 9, 2014

“Robinson Crusoe” functions as a parable about America’s fear of immigrants.

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