Rocznik Komparatystyczny
Being the Other, Speaking for the Other
DOI: 10.18276/rk.2023.14-14
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| ISSN: | 2081-8718 |
| eISSN: | 2353-2831 |
| Authors: |
Dorothy
Figueira
University of Georgia |
| Keywords: | affirmative action pretenders identity studies multiculturalism postcolonial studies world literature |
| Page range: | 18 (305-322) |
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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.
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