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The Ethnic Canon. Histories, Institutions and Interventions.
David Palumbo-Liu
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Who determines what ethnic literature gets included in the standard educational canon? How does this decision making occur? The Ethnic Canon questions the current process, arguing that texts are added to the canon only after an operation that attempts to resolve and neutralize historical and political contradictions and differences.
The Ethnic Canon offers a wide variety of critical viewpoints and speaks to the history and practice of canon formation within specific ethnic literatures. It is a unique collection in its pointed critique of the academy regarding particular authors and texts that have and have not been included in the canon. The ... Read moreProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816625574
SKU
V9780816625574
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About David Palumbo-Liu
David Palumbo-Liu is assistant professor of comparative literature at Stanford University.
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