Diversity and Detective Fiction

by Kathleen Gregory Klein

Overview

The first collection to articulate the pedagogical strategies of using detective fiction to investigate the politics of difference. The volume examines the many ways in which diversity is posited by contemporary writers exploring distinctive American subcultures. The distinguishing characteristic of the book is its mix of essays focusing on teaching cultural diversity in the classroom and illustrating diversity through fiction to the general reader.
Among the issues addressed are definitions of diversity; what constitutes ethnicity or race, especially in terms of multiple subjectivities; how race, gender, and ethnicity are culturally constructed; and what part is played by identity politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879727963
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	01/01/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	270
Sales rank:	853,710
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)