After a series of arson fires and racist incidents, I turned to works in each of my courses to address the situation. In Intro to Lit, Lucille Clifton’s poetry; in Early British Literature survey, Aphra Behn’s “Oroonoko”; in British Fantasy, “Perdido Street Station.”
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Lit for Handling a College’s Race Problems
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Why It’s Good To Offend Students
An entering Duke student has refused to read Alison Bechdel’s “Fun House.” A professor comes partially to his defense.
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What College Clothing Choices Mean
Jeffrey Eugenides captures college sartorial choices, and the reasons for them, in “The Marriage Plot.”
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