This week we are talking about some other types of fiction that aren't necessarily their own genres, but are often treated as such. There are of course, many short stories, books of poetry, and African American and GLBTQ writings that are of each genre. Please review the sources provided in your syllabus. I have also provided a powerpoint that lists some key African American authors in different genres. The readings are light this week; please take this opportunity to work on your final projects! Let me know of any problems, issues, or questions.
Due by the end of the week:
Prompt Response
African American, GBLTQ, Poetry, and Short Story annotations
Week 13 Prompt
Consider yourself part of the collection
management committee of your local library, or a library at which you would like to work. You must decide whether or not to separate GBLTQ fiction and African American Fiction from the general collection to its own special place. Some patrons have requested this, yet many staff are uncomfortable with the idea - saying it promotes segregation and disrupts serendipitous discovery of an author who might be different from the reader. Do you separate them? Do you separate one and not the
other? Why or why not? You must provide at least 3 reasons for or
against your decision. Feel free to use outside sources - this is a weighty question that is answered differently in a lot of different libraries.
Hey Prof! Would you be willing to post the last two prompts? I have everything done for my college career expect two posts, and I can't deal with it!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for putting up with me this semester!
Sincerely,
Amber Arnold
Amber,
ReplyDeleteI second this - I'm literally expecting to have a baby any day now, and I would love to finish these up!!
For the Lab A project, do we have to cite the resources we use to search ( I'm mainly using Novelist for my searches)
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