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American Literature and the Culture Wars

By: Gregory S. Jay

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American Literature and the Culture Wars

By: Gregory S. Jay

Gregory S. Jay boldly challenges the future of American literary studies. Why pursue the study and teaching of a distinctly American literature? What is the appropriate purpose and scope of such pursuits? Is the notion of a traditional canon of great books out of date? Where does American literature leave off and Mexican or Caribbean or Canadian or postcolonial literature begin? Are today's campus conflicts fueled more by economics or ideology? Jay addresses these questions and others relating to American literary studies to explain why this once arcane academic discipline found itself so often in the news during the culture wars of the 1990s. While asking some skeptical questions about new directions and practices, Jay argues forcefully in favor of opening the borders of American literary and cultural analysis. He relates the struggle for representation in literary theory to a larger cultural clash over the meaning and justice of representation, then shows how this struggle might expand both the contents and the teaching of American literature. In an account of the vexed legacy of the Declaration of Independence, he provides a historical context for the current quarrels over literature and politics. Prominent among these debates are those over multiculturalism, which Jay takes up in an essay on the impasses of identity politics. In closing, he considers how the field of comparative American cultural studies might be constructed.

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Cornell University Press

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1501731270

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9781501731273

White Writers, Race Matters

Fictions of Racial Liberalism from Stowe to Stockett

By: Gregory S. Jay

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Fictions of Racial Liberalism from Stowe to Stockett

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... Jay shows that this tradition [of white-authored protest fiction about racism in America] remains vital because every generation must relearn the lessons of antiracism and formulate effective cultural narratives for transmitting intellectual and affective [sic] tools useful in fighting injustice.

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Oxford University Press

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0190687223

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9780190687229

Taking the Bite out of Rabies

The Evolution of Rabies Management in Canada

By: David Gregory,Rowland Tinline

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The Evolution of Rabies Management in Canada

By: David Gregory,Rowland Tinline

Taking the Bite out of Rabies records the evolution of rabies management and control in Canada.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487504284

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9781487504281

American Literature & the Culture Wars

By: Gregory S. Jay,Professor of English Gregory S Jay

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By: Gregory S. Jay,Professor of English Gregory S Jay

Gregory S. Fay boldly questions the future prospects of American literary studies. Jay addresses questions and others relating to American literary studies to explain why this once arcane academic discipline has found itself so often in the news during the culture wars of the 1990s.

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0801433932

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9780801433931

White Writers, Race Matters

Fictions of Racial Liberalism from Stowe to Stockett

By: Gregory S. Jay

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Fictions of Racial Liberalism from Stowe to Stockett

By: Gregory S. Jay

What explains the enduring popularity of white-authored protest fiction about racism in America? How have such books spoken to the racial crises of their time, and why do they remain important in our own era? White Writers, Race Matters explores these questions and the controversies they raise by tracking this tradition in American literary history. Dating back to Uncle Tom's Cabin, the genre includes widely-read and taught works such as Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird along with period best-sellers now sometimes forgotten. This history also takes us to Hollywood, which regularly adapted them into blockbusters that spread their cultural influence further as well as incited debates over their politics. These novels strive to move readers emotionally toward ethical transformation and practical action. Their literary forms, styles and plots derive from the cultural work they intend to do in educating the minds and hearts of those who, in James Baldwin's words, "think they are white"--indeed, in making the social construction of that whiteness readable and thus more susceptible to reform. Each chapter provides a case study combining biography, historical analysis, close reading, and literary theory to map the significance of this genre and its ongoing relevance. This tradition remains vital because every generation must relearn the lessons of antiracism and formulate effective cultural narratives for transmitting intellectual and affective tools useful in fighting injustice.

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0190687231

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Book's by Gregory S. Jay

American Literature and the Culture Wars

American Literature and the Culture Wars

White Writers, Race Matters

White Writers, Race Matters

Taking the Bite out of Rabies

Taking the Bite out of Rabies

American Literature & the Culture Wars

American Literature & the Culture Wars

White Writers, Race Matters

White Writers, Race Matters

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