Rumblings from the Back Row: Do We Have to Read another Victim Story?.

Murphy, Bridget; Trooien, Roberta Peirce

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Publication Date: 1996

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Rumblings from the Back Row: Do We Have to Read another Victim Story?

Murphy, Bridget; Trooien, Roberta Peirce

Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v23 n4 p296-303 Dec 1996

Discusses problems with teaching multicultural texts at North Hennepin Community College (a second-tier suburb north of Minneapolis, Minnesota). Notes that many students are naive of (or deny) how class functions in the United States. Discusses assignments that deal with race, class, and gender. (RS)

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Gender Issues, Multicultural Education, Racial Relations, Reading Material Selection, Social Status, Student Attitudes, Writing Assignments

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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