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Critique [Of Inter-Ethnic Issues In Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window By Steven R. Carter], Helen Maclam
Critique [Of Inter-Ethnic Issues In Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window By Steven R. Carter], Helen Maclam
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Carter's analysis of the varied ethnic backgrounds of the characters in this play demonstrates Hansberry's commitment to a multiethnic society. Ethnicity is also clearly a factor in the complexity of the individual characters themselves, and in their interaction. Carter further gives a credible rationale (documented by quotations from Robert Nemiroff’s correspondence) for Hansberry's choice of Sidney, a Jew, as the vehicle for her message.
Critique [Of The Effects Of Reading Ethnic Literature On The Attitudes Of Adolescents By Joan Wynne Sullivan], Angelo A. Giugliano
Critique [Of The Effects Of Reading Ethnic Literature On The Attitudes Of Adolescents By Joan Wynne Sullivan], Angelo A. Giugliano
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
The intent of Joan Sullivan's project as described in this article is one that can only be applauded -- working toward minimizing ethnocentrism and xenophobia must be seen as a sine quo non for a nation or a school community which aspires to realize a democratic ideology. Furthermore, there is no more important an age group on which to focus this project than that of the adolescent who is on the threshhold [threshold] of adult freedom and responsibility. Finally, educating the imagination toward a more just society for all through literature is a most meaningful use of the secondary school …