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We Need Disturbing Lit If We Are to Grow

By Robin Bates | Published: June 26, 2023

If we want literature to improve our lives, often we must read–and teach–works that unsettle.

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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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Specter of Racial Violence Haunts Faulkner

By Robin Bates | Published: September 3, 2020

Faulkner’s depiction of racial violence shows America’s dark side. Faulkner’s own racial views are less important than the truths that he shows.

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