Being the Other, Speaking for the Other
Being the Other, Speaking for the Other
Author(s): Dorothy FigueiraSubject(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.
Journal: Rocznik Komparatystyczny
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 305-322
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English