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Being the Other, Speaking for the Other
Being the Other, Speaking for the Other

Author(s): Dorothy Figueira
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Applied Linguistics, Educational Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: affirmative action; pretenders; identity studies; multiculturalism; postcolonial studies; world literature

Summary/Abstract: This essay examines the phenomenon of false minority representation in US academia. it seeks to draw a parallel between the individuals choosing to speak for the other in the workplace and recent theoretical and pedagogical trends in academia.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 305-322
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English
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