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| | Amazon.com: Not Just Race, Not Just Gender: Books: Valerie Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | While her discussion of "passing" as a genre and trope of literary investigation/performance, in particular, is important and enlightening, her level of insight into the most "mundane" contemporary topic, such as the Supreme Court or murder trials, provoked my interest even more. |
 | | This approach is unique because it recognizes the importance of understanding an event from the perspectives of race, gender, class, sexual orientation, simultaneously. |
 | | Smith's discussion of contemporary events (e.g., the Central Park Rape Case, the OJ trial, and the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings) combined with the critiques of various books and films, shows the reader how film often portrays life, but more importantly, how real life events are often misinterpreted by what is portrayed in popular culture. |
| www.amazon.com /Not-Just-Race-Gender/dp/0415903262 (1277 words) |
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