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- catalog abstract "Publisher description: The issue of cultural literacy has been the subject of intense debate in the past two years. Several bestselling books about the deficiencies of our educational system as well as changes in basic curriculum at more than one major university have contributed to the fervor of this debate. Fueling the national controversy is the question of what body of knowledge constitutes cultural literacy. While many argue for a return to a "back to basics" curriculum, equally energetic voices call for a revised curriculum, one which embraces both traditional western classics and the classics of non-European cultures, among them African, Asian, and Latin American. This volume brings together thirteen essays which suggest the range of knowledge truly literate individuals need to possess. Essays by such writers as James Baldwin, Carlos Fuentes, Michelle Cliff, Paula Gunn Allen, Ishmael Reed, and Wendell Berry enlarge our perspective to include a variety of voices and heritages which contribute to the vibrant culture of the United States. Also included is a beginning list of names, places, dates, and concepts which are part and parcel of a multi-cultural fabric.".
- catalog alternative "Multi-cultural literacy.".
- catalog alternative "Opening the American mind.".
- catalog contributor b2573715.
- catalog contributor b2573716.
- catalog created "c1988.".
- catalog date "1988".
- catalog date "c1988.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1988.".
- catalog description "A talk to teachers/James Baldwin -- Who is your Mother? Red roots of white feminism/Paula Gunn Allen -- The path of the read and black ink/Gloria Anzaldua -- People, land, and community/Wendell Berry -- A journey into speech/Michelle Cliff -- If I could write this in fire, I would write this in fire/Michelle Cliff -- How I started to write/Carlow Fuentes -- In defense of the word/Eduardo Galeano -- Documented/undocumented/Guillermo Gomez-Pena --Strangers in the village/David Mura -- America: the multinational society/Ishmael Reed -- Invisibility blues/Michele Wallace -- Report from El Dorado/Michael Ventura.".
- catalog description "Publisher description: The issue of cultural literacy has been the subject of intense debate in the past two years. Several bestselling books about the deficiencies of our educational system as well as changes in basic curriculum at more than one major university have contributed to the fervor of this debate. Fueling the national controversy is the question of what body of knowledge constitutes cultural literacy. While many argue for a return to a "back to basics" curriculum, equally energetic voices call for a revised curriculum, one which embraces both traditional western classics and the classics of non-European cultures, among them African, Asian, and Latin American. This volume brings together thirteen essays which suggest the range of knowledge truly literate individuals need to possess. Essays by such writers as James Baldwin, Carlos Fuentes, Michelle Cliff, Paula Gunn Allen, Ishmael Reed, and Wendell Berry enlarge our perspective to include a variety of voices and heritages which contribute to the vibrant culture of the United States. Also included is a beginning list of names, places, dates, and concepts which are part and parcel of a multi-cultural fabric.".
- catalog extent "xv, 188, [16] p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Multi-cultural literacy.".
- catalog identifier "1555971148".
- catalog isFormatOf "Multi-cultural literacy.".
- catalog issued "1988".
- catalog issued "c1988.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Saint Paul : Graywolf Press,".
- catalog relation "Multi-cultural literacy.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "American literature Minority authors.".
- catalog subject "Cultural pluralism United States.".
- catalog subject "Educational anthropology United States.".
- catalog subject "LC149 .S55 1988".
- catalog subject "Literacy United States.".
- catalog subject "Multicultural education United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "A talk to teachers/James Baldwin -- Who is your Mother? Red roots of white feminism/Paula Gunn Allen -- The path of the read and black ink/Gloria Anzaldua -- People, land, and community/Wendell Berry -- A journey into speech/Michelle Cliff -- If I could write this in fire, I would write this in fire/Michelle Cliff -- How I started to write/Carlow Fuentes -- In defense of the word/Eduardo Galeano -- Documented/undocumented/Guillermo Gomez-Pena --Strangers in the village/David Mura -- America: the multinational society/Ishmael Reed -- Invisibility blues/Michele Wallace -- Report from El Dorado/Michael Ventura.".
- catalog title "Multi-cultural literacy.".
- catalog title "Opening the American mind.".
- catalog title "The Graywolf annual five : multi-cultural literacy / edited by Rick Simonson and Scott Walker.".
- catalog type "text".