Tag Archives: Absalom Absalom!

Faulkner Understood How Racism Works

By Robin Bates | Published: May 31, 2023

Faulkner helps me understand my past growing up in the racist south. Sadly, he’s still relevant.

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Lit that Features the N-Word: What to Do

By Robin Bates | Published: March 6, 2023

Now to teach White literature that employs the n-word? Balance with Black literature.

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Faulkner on Racism: Sadly, Still Relevant

By Robin Bates | Published: March 1, 2023

Faulkner’s “Absalom, Absalom!” understands White America’s race hatred in a deep way that is still revelant.

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Proust on Why the Poor Support the Rich

By Robin Bates | Published: February 27, 2023

Why do White working-class GOP supporters support programs helping the rich? Proust and Faulkner have possible answers.

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