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Literary themes for students--race and prejudice : examining diverse literature to understand and compare universal themes / by Hacht, Anne Marie.(CARDINAL)688556;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Race in literature.; Prejudices in literature.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Race and racism in literature / by Wilson, Charles E.,1961-(CARDINAL)293388;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index.Mark Twain, The adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) -- Richard Wright, Native son (1940) -- Harper Lee, To kill a mockingbird (1960) -- Jose Antonio Villarreal, Pocho (1959) -- Sandra Cisneros, The house on Mango Street (1984) -- Margaret Craven, I heard the owl call my name (1973) -- Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony (1977) -- Arlene J. Chai, The last time I saw mother (1995) -- Nora Okja Keller, Fox girl (2002) -- Rita Ciresi, Sometimes I dream in Italian (2000) -- Chaim Potok, The chosen (1967) -- Amy Wilentz, Martyrs' crossing (2001).
Subjects: American literature; Literature and society; Race in literature.; Racism in literature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Readings on Cry, the beloved country / by Gerstung, Estella.(CARDINAL)703515; Paton, Alan.(CARDINAL)141928;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Paton, Alan.; Apartheid in literature.; Race relations in literature.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The African image. by Mphahlele, Es'kia,1919-2008.;
Subjects: Black race.; African Americans in literature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Race relations in Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country / by Bryfonski, Dedria.;
Includes bibliographical references 9 pages 183-188) and index.Chapter 1 : Background on Alan Paton. The life of Alan Paton / Peter F. Alexander -- Racial inequality was a central theme in Paton's life and writings / Contemporary Authors Online -- Paton drew on his faith and experience to write, Cry, the Beloved Country / Lewis Gannett -- Paton challenged racism in his writings and politics / Jonathan Paton -- Paton created a classic / Dan Jocobson -- Chapter 2 : Cry, the Beloved County and race relations. Cry, the Beloved Country is one of the best books of our time / James Stern -- The message of Cry, the Beloved Country is hopeful / Fred H. Marcus -- Cry, the Beloved Country is both a call to social action and an artistic success / Edward Callan -- The political vision of Cry, the Beloved Country is Naïve / Stephen Watson -- Cry, the Beloved Country is racist / Patrick Colm Hogan -- Paton has a complex view of good and evil / Carol Iannone -- Paton depicts the breakdown of tribal order in Cry, the Beloved Country / Harold R. Collins -- Paton expresses fear for the future of South Africa in Cry, the Beloved Country / J.M. Coetzee -- Cry, the Beloved Country opened literary discussion about race in South Africa / Tony Morphet -- Cry, the Beloved Country's message of forgiveness remained relevant in Mandela's South Africa / Bill Keller -- Chapter 3 : Contemporary perspectives on race relations in South Africa. Reconciliation is the path to democracy in South Africa / Nelson Mandela -- Racial reconciliation in South Africa is not complete / Desmond Tutu -- A history of racial conflict continues in South Africa / Marco MacFarlane -- Racial conflict still haunts postapartheid South Africa / Joshua Hammer -- Racial tensions obscure the real issues in postapartheid South Africa / The Economist.
Subjects: Paton, Alan.; Race relations in literature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Invisible man : race and identity / by McSweeney, Kerry,1941-(CARDINAL)521323;
Bibliography: pages 127-135.
Subjects: Ellison, Ralph.; Race awareness in literature.; Identity (Psychology) in literature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Toni Morrison : playing with difference / by Fultz, Lucille P.,1937-(CARDINAL)669959;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Who will play with Jane? : Toni Morrison's invitation to her readers -- Playing with difference : the other as subject -- Slips of sorrow : narrating the pain of difference and the rhetoric of healing -- Playing with narrative : figuring the reader, refiguring history -- Reflections on the ethics of difference.
Subjects: Morrison, Toni; Difference (Psychology) in literature.; Race in literature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird / by Bloom, Harold.(CARDINAL)138025;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.
Subjects: Lee, Harper.; Fathers and daughters in literature.; Girls in literature.; Lawyers in literature.; Race relations in literature.; Racism in literature.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird / by Bloom, Harold.(CARDINAL)138025;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-87) and index.Introduction -- Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views -- Harding Lemay on the children's influence -- Nick Aaron Ford on the portrayal of African Americans -- Fred Erisman on the regionalism of the South -- R.A. Dave on tragic elements -- William T. Going on Scout's point of view -- W.J. Stuckey on the novel's defects -- Claudia Durst Johnson on universal themes -- Monroe Freedman on the difficulty of Atticus Finch as a role model -- Calvin Woodward on racism and the law -- Dean Shakelford on gender issues --Joseph Crespino on the liberalism of Atticus Finch -- Theodore Hovet and Grace-Ann Hovet on contending voices.
Subjects: Lee, Harper.; Fathers and daughters in literature.; Girls in literature.; Lawyers in literature.; Race relations in literature.; Racism in literature.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Readings on To kill a mockingbird / by O'Neill, Terry,1944-(CARDINAL)177018;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index.
Subjects: Lee, Harper.; Fathers and daughters in literature.; Girls in literature.; Lawyers in literature.; Race relations in literature.; Racism in literature.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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