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Peer reviewedHerrington, Anne J.; Curtis, Marcia – Harvard Educational Review, 1990
The Basic Writing course at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst was altered to give voice to marginalized minority students. The reading list was changed to include predominantly non-White authors, and students were encouraged to reflect on these readings and express in writing their own experiences of marginalization. (SK)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Cultural Background, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnicity
