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White Noise: The Attack on Political Correctness and the Struggle for the Western Canon

Reviews debates about political correctness, multiculturalism, and the Western Canon in education, analyzing why the Canon needs defending and what it says about education. The paper describes flaws in the arguments of those attacking political correctness and defending the Canon, suggesting that the case for multiculturalism and diversified curriculum needs substantial strengthening to be feasible. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Cope, Bill, Kalantzis, Mary
• Date Published: Oct
• Journal/Secondary Title: Interchange
• Number: 4
• Volume: 28
• Year: 1997

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: Cultural Differences
• Subject: Cultural Literacy
• Subject: Cultural Pluralism
• Subject: Diversity (Student)
• Subject: Higher Education
• Subject: Nationalism
• Subject: Political Attitudes
• Subject: Political Correctness
• Subject: Politics of Education

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