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ERIC Number: EJ502744
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Expanding the Literary Canon and Reading the Rhetoric of "Race."
Goebel, Bruce
English Journal, v84 n3 p42-48 Mar 1995
Describes how literature can help students contend with racial stereotypes. Discusses the problematic nature of the concept of race. Uses Christopher Columbus as a case study of the author's claim. (HB)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Multicultural Education, Race, Racial Attitudes, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Secondary Education, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Columbus (Christopher); Literary Canon; Literature Instruction
Note: Special Issue: Multicultural Literature.