NEW AT COLLEGE COMPOSITION WEEKLY: Reclaiming Derogatory Labels

Writing in the new College English, Gregory Coles traces how and why terms like “black” and “queer” have been made available for laudatory or descriptive public use while other terms remain restricted to in-group use.CCW banner 300

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