Those Necessary Thorns: Desiree Elizabeth Taylor, Childress Sabrina M.

Автор: Childress, Lisa K.
Название: The twenty-first century university :
ISBN: 1433106590 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781433106590
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Описание: During last few decades, many university presidents and provosts have expressed an intent to internationalize their institutions to equip students with intellectual skills necessary to succeed in global twenty-first century. This book extrapolates strategies for colleges and universities to adapt to their institutional cultures, and histories.

Автор: Childress Alice
Название: Like One of the Family
ISBN: 0807050741 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780807050743
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: Recommended by Entertainment Weekly

The hilarious, uncompromising novel about African American domestic workers--from a trailblazer in Black women's literature and now featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay

First published in Paul Robeson's newspaper, Freedom, and composed of a series of conversations between Mildred, a black domestic, and her friend Marge, Like One of the Family is a wry, incisive portrait of working women in Harlem in the 1950s. Rippling with satire and humor, Mildred's outspoken accounts vividly capture her white employers' complacency and condescension--and their startled reactions to a maid who speaks her mind and refuses to exchange dignity for pay.

Upon publication the book sparked a critique of working conditions, laying the groundwork for the contemporary domestic worker movement. Although she was critically praised, Childress's uncompromising politics and unflinching depictions of racism, classism, and sexism relegated her to the fringe of American literature. Like One of the Family has been long overlooked, but this new edition, featuring a foreword by best-selling author Roxane Gay, will introduce Childress to a new generation.