Big Lit Meets the Mexican Americans: A Study in White Supremacy

1. Introduction: Everybody Loves Diversity WHAT SELF-RESPECTING white progressive isn’t all in on diversity? Why, no one! Everyone’s for diversity. This includes all the main pillars of the American literary establishment, what I’ll call Big Lit — the Big Five publishers, The New York Times Book Review and its echo chambers in print and online […] The post Big Lit Meets the Mexican Americans: A Study in White Supremacy appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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