We The People

We The People

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm - NYTimes.com

Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm - NYTimes.com:
"Should students about to read “The Great Gatsby” be forewarned about “a variety of scenes that reference gory, abusive and misogynistic violence,” as one Rutgers student proposed? Would any book that addresses racism — like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” or “Things Fall Apart” — have to be preceded by a note of caution? Do sexual images from Greek mythology need to come with a viewer-beware label?"

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