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Huck Finn's Hidden Lessons
Sharon E. Rush
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Description for Huck Finn's Hidden Lessons
Hardback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
This controversial book will enter the debate over the proper place of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in—or, better, out—of the classroom. For years, middle and high school students across the U.S. have been required to read Twain's work because the dominant white community has revered it as an antiracist classic. Sharon Rush claims that, for the black community, its imposition in the curricula remains a stark emblem of the persistent racism of American society. Huck Finn's "Hidden" Lessons challenges the more typical understanding of Twain's classic and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions ... Read more
This controversial book will enter the debate over the proper place of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in—or, better, out—of the classroom. For years, middle and high school students across the U.S. have been required to read Twain's work because the dominant white community has revered it as an antiracist classic. Sharon Rush claims that, for the black community, its imposition in the curricula remains a stark emblem of the persistent racism of American society. Huck Finn's "Hidden" Lessons challenges the more typical understanding of Twain's classic and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742545199
SKU
V9780742545199
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About Sharon E. Rush
Sharon E. Rush is a professor at the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Reviews for Huck Finn's Hidden Lessons
In this pathbreaking book, law professor Sharon Rush raises critical questions about the iconic American novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, giving us a controversial and deeply critical analysis of the racist context, text, and implications of Mark Twain's masterpiece. Rush does not argue that all young readers should be kept away from the book, but rather that Huck Finn ... Read more