• The Problems of Diversity and Inclusion: Lessons from Zadie Smith's Defense of Fiction

  • Jul 27 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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The Problems of Diversity and Inclusion: Lessons from Zadie Smith's Defense of Fiction

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  • Over a discussion of Zadie Smith's essay "Fascinated to Presume: In Defense of Fiction" (New York Review of Books, 2019), Paul and Jay discuss diversity, multiculturalism, inclusion and representation in high school English. The movement to correct real and perceived oversights of inclusion has been disastrous for the reading and teaching of literature. But in her essay, Zadie Smith shines a light in the direction of hope and recovery.

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