Lennard J. Davis, [email protected]
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Distinguished Prof. U Illinois Chicago. First gen. POOR THINGS: HOW THOSE WITH MONEY DEPICT THOSE WITHOUT IT @dukepress Fall24 @lendavis #disability #poverty
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Here's an essay I wrote: JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor theconversation.com/jd-vance-is-no… via The Conversation U.S.
Via The Conversation U.S.: In a new essay, University of Illinois Chicago distinguished prof. Lennard J. Davis, [email protected] writes about distorted narratives of poverty written by and for the middle and upper classes theconversation.com/jd-vance-is-no…
Lennard J. Davis, [email protected] writes about how Vance’s work is part of a genre Davis calls “poornography” — created by middle- and upper-class people for like-minded readers, this long line of novels, films and plays may spread harmful stereotypes about poor people. truthdig.com/articles/the-p…
Cool that my essay on JD Vance was the fifth most read article in The Conversation U.S.. If you haven't read it here's the link: theconversation.com/jd-vance-is-no…
"Vance’s work is actually part of a genre I call 'poornography.' Created mainly by middle- and upper-class ppl...this long line of novels, films & plays can end up spreading harmful stereotypes about poor ppl" --Lennard J. Davis, [email protected] (dad of Carlo Mirabella-Davis)! theconversation.com/jd-vance-is-no…
Until We're Seen: Public College Students Expose the Hidden Inequalities of the COVID_19 Pandemic, featuring stories by students from Brooklyn College and Cal State LA documenting the early pandemic, is out today! I'm so grateful to have worked with students and Jeanne Theoharis!
The full introduction to my book POOR THINGS: HOW THOSE WITH MONEY DEPICT THOSE WITHOUT IT Duke University Press is being made available free here: tinyurl.com/5azvuswm
Check out Lennard J. Davis, [email protected]'s new book “Poor Things," a critique on literature written by the middle and upper classes that depict the poor through harmful stereotypes. Read the introduction for free on our website now! ow.ly/hJOh50TkteF