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Pruitt, John – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2007
In light of research on diversity learning and teaching, this article describes how an introductory course on cinematic depictions of African Americans taught at a predominately white, rural university campus leads students to see the impact of history and Hollywood on their own local and statewide communities. Like others who teach courses on…
Descriptors: African Americans, Race, Films, Introductory Courses

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