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ERIC Number: EJ366332
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Scholars Defend Their Efforts to Promote Literature by Women and Blacks, Decry Attack by Bennett.
Heller, Scott
Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n23 pA1,16 Feb 17 1988
A 1985 survey conducted by the Modern Language Association found that undergraduate English courses are still organized around genres or historical periods although feminist criticism and reconstruction have had a major influence on scholarly work. Attacks by Secretary Bennett and other critics of curriculum revision are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Activism, Blacks, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, Conservatism, Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Females, Feminism, Higher Education, Literature, Scholarship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bennett (William J); National Association of Scholars