Tuesday, March 20, 2007
not all authors are "he"
why? why do students do this?
ANNE Lamott.
ANNE is not a man's name.
Really people, come on.
Then again, for the final exam last semester, I told them all to refer to the author as "she" and only half of them actually did.
In that instance, the "he" was Adrienne Rich. Discuss.
ANNE Lamott.
ANNE is not a man's name.
Really people, come on.
Then again, for the final exam last semester, I told them all to refer to the author as "she" and only half of them actually did.
In that instance, the "he" was Adrienne Rich. Discuss.
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