Spinning into butter
Language: English Publication details: London Faber & Faber 2001 Description: 105 pages ; 20 cmISBN: 0571209327Subject(s): Universities and colleges--Drama | Racism--DramaSummary: 0571209327Summary: Set on a college campus in Vermont, Spinning into butter explores the dangers of both racism and political correctness in America today in a manner that is at once profound, disturbing, darkly comic, and deeply cathartic. Rebecca Gilman challenges our preconceptions about race relations, writing of a liberal dean of students named Sarah Daniels who investigates the pinning of anonymous, clearly racist letters on the door of one of the college's few African American students. The stunning discovery that there is a virulent racist on campus forces Sarah, along with other faculty members and students, to explore her feelings about racism, leading to surprising discoveries and painful insights.Summary: 2019| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard loan | Library Services Main collection | Print books | 812.6 GIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 14208403 |
0571209327
Set on a college campus in Vermont, Spinning into butter explores the dangers of both racism and political correctness in America today in a manner that is at once profound, disturbing, darkly comic, and deeply cathartic. Rebecca Gilman challenges our preconceptions about race relations, writing of a liberal dean of students named Sarah Daniels who investigates the pinning of anonymous, clearly racist letters on the door of one of the college's few African American students. The stunning discovery that there is a virulent racist on campus forces Sarah, along with other faculty members and students, to explore her feelings about racism, leading to surprising discoveries and painful insights.
2019
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