Racism in the English language
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Description
This essay discusses the many ways in which the English language reflects and promotes racism.
Table of contents
Language and culture; A short play on “black” and “white” words; Obvious bigotry; Color symbolism; Ethnocentrism or from a white perspective; Passive tense; Politics and Terminology; “Loaded words” and Native Americans; “Loaded words and Africans”; Qualifying adjectives; Speaking English.
Artifacts
Primary author: Moore, Robert, B.
Primary source author/editor: Paula S. Rothenberg,
Publisher: Saint Martin’s Press
Publication format: Book chapter, Essay
Publication date: 1998
Publication place: Nw York, New York
Publication availability: Yes
Catalog reference: AMNC-5 Mitzi Nairn Collection – (Programme on Racism) and 305.8 MOR – Filing Cabinet and Education 2: Programme on Racism Box 4
Sector: Education – tertiary
Culture related topics: Concept of culture, Racism, Stereotyping
Historical period: 20th
Resources: Culture