Sherry Coldsmith Letters to the Editor Regarding E 306
Item
Title
Sherry Coldsmith Letters to the Editor Regarding E 306
Type
Editorial
Creator
Sherry Coldsmith
Date
12 November 1991
16 July 1990
Description
Writing in 1990, Coldsmith responds to Howard Rase's letter that claimed students were ill-treated by the E 306 assignment of Racism and Sexism. She cites Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and others as examples of writers whose work was inspired by political and ethical motivations. Someone has added handwritten emphasis to her comment that there is "incontestable evidence" of the existence of a class society.
In her second letter, Coldsmith denounces Hairston's 6 November 1991 letter to the editor as bad criticism. She points out that Hairston failed to engage with the work in question (Racism and Sexism) and instead relies on personal statements made by its author (Rothenberg) in unrelated contexts.
In her second letter, Coldsmith denounces Hairston's 6 November 1991 letter to the editor as bad criticism. She points out that Hairston failed to engage with the work in question (Racism and Sexism) and instead relies on personal statements made by its author (Rothenberg) in unrelated contexts.
Publisher
Austin American-Statesman
