Literature, language, and politics / edited by Betty Jean Craige.

Other author Craige, Betty Jean.
Other author Modern Language Association of America. Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession.
Format Book
Publication InfoAthens : University of Georgia Press, ©1988.
Descriptionx, 112 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Politics and literature--United States.
Literature--Philosophy.
Literature, Modern--20th century. --History and criticism.
Education, Higher--Social aspects. --United States.
United States--Politics and government. --1981-1989.

Contents The two criticisms / by Paul Lauter -- On the rhetoric of racism in the profession / by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Dancing between left and right / by Annette Kolodny -- Language politics in the USA / by Ana Celia Zentella -- The right moves / by Ellen Messer-Davidow -- Politics and academic research / by Catharine R. Stimpson -- Teach the conflicts / by Gerald Graff.
General noteIncludes papers presented at a forum sponsored by the MLA Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession, in December 1987.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographies.
LCCN 88020801
ISBN082031109X (alk. paper)
ISBN0820311103 (pbk. : alk. paper)