Tracy J. Prince
Author of Culture Wars in British Literature: Multiculturalism and National Identity
About the Author
Tracy J. Prince, PhD, scholar-in-residence at Portland State University, is the author of Portland's Goose Hollow and Culture Wars in British Literature and coauthor of Portland's Slabtown. She and researcher Zadie Schaffer were inspired by fascinating nuggets of Portland history to shine more show more light on the women who helped shape Oregon. Images are from: Norm Gholston, City of Portland Archives, Oregon Health Sciences University, Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Jewish Museum, Oregon State Archives, Portland Art Museum, Portland State University, Reed College, University of Oregon, Willamette University, and many other archives. show less
Image credit: Tracy J. Prince, Ph.D.: Scholar-in-Residence at Portland State University's Portland Center for Public Humanities
Works by Tracy J. Prince
Culture Wars in British Literature: Multiculturalism and National Identity (2012) 52 copies, 1 review
Associated Works
The Portland Edge: Challenges And Successes In Growing Communities (2004) — Contributor, some editions — 23 copies
History in Dispute, Vol. 3 - American Social and Political Movements, 1900-1945: Pursuit of Progress (1999) — Contributor — 10 copies
Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture (Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture) (2001) — Contributor — 8 copies
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- Gender
- female
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Reviews
American and British Culture was almost mirror-like many, many years ago. Then America branched off into its own thing, but one thing never changed: the lack of cultural acknowledgement. To this day, there are children in America who've never seen an African American in person. Many ask, 'why are blacks in America called African American?' when their families, for generations, were born right here on US soil!? Or get this- black Britons receive no black British history... at all! It's show more non-existent! What's really happening?
Issues like this is what author Tracy J. Prince addressed, and so much more in her book, Culture Wars in British Literature. This book is filled with amazing information and debates on cultural identity, but not just for blacks and whites, but Chinese, Jewish and other immigrants. She went into explaining the differences between civil rights in America compared to UK, something I'd always believed to be identical. This book blew my mind, allowing me to transform my ignorance into understanding...
*For the full book review: http://tinyurl.com/zr3ohag
**Book provided by author, Tracy J. Prince, for an honest review. show less
Issues like this is what author Tracy J. Prince addressed, and so much more in her book, Culture Wars in British Literature. This book is filled with amazing information and debates on cultural identity, but not just for blacks and whites, but Chinese, Jewish and other immigrants. She went into explaining the differences between civil rights in America compared to UK, something I'd always believed to be identical. This book blew my mind, allowing me to transform my ignorance into understanding...
*For the full book review: http://tinyurl.com/zr3ohag
**Book provided by author, Tracy J. Prince, for an honest review. show less
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- Rating
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