Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Code Switch: Students’ Choice
National Public Radio presents several shows and podcasts of immense help in understanding issues of race, ethnicity, culture and identity, among the best being CODE SWITCH: Race and Identity Remixed. This summer a dozen graduate students in my course Race, … Continue reading
A Low Water Man
—This articles is part of a series on The Arts of the Essay— “Leave the astronauts out of it, or the paratroop teams that free-fall for 10,000 feet…Leave out the six people who have survived the 220-foot fall from the … Continue reading
The Courage of Turtles
This article is part of a series on The Arts of the Essay. _______________ “Turtles are a kind of bird with the governor turned low.” That’s the first sentence of one of Edward Hoagland’s signature essays, “The Courage of Turtles.” … Continue reading