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Race in Judy Blume’s “Wifey”: Part II

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Last post, I started looking at race in Judy Blume’s Wifey. Today, I want to continue that exploration by looking at the ways that characters in the novel deploy language to cover up their racism when referring to African Americans in the novel. Language becomes a thread weaving its way throughout the novel, masking, for the public, the racist attitudes behind the words. All of … Read More Race in Judy Blume’s “Wifey”: Part II

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Race in Judy Blume’s “Wifey”: Part I

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When I was in elementary school, I read a few of Judy Blume’s books, specifically Superfudge. After matriculating, I didn’t even think about reading anymore of Blume’s books because, partly, I felt that I had outgrown them. Fast forward about thirty years, and a book club I’ve been attending read Blume’s 1978 novel Wifey, a novel that reviewers thought would tank her career because it is … Read More Race in Judy Blume’s “Wifey”: Part I

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