[DCRM-L] literature of prejudice vs. polemical

[Holly Phelps]

Interesting discussion. 

I use the NTs but not the broader term. Does anyone? Would it be useful
to remove the term from the list, and just use something (Controversial
literature?) in brackets under [Content of work] - [Political works] in
the hierarchical list? I'd like to see the NTs stay grouped somehow.

 

H.A. Phelps

hphelps at librarycompany.org

 

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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
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Yes, I get it. My point is that it's so soft as to be relatively
meaningless. How about "hate literature"? :) After all, our society
calls them "hate groups," not "polemical groups." Good literary warrant.

On 6/19/09 7:39 AM, "Deborah Leslie" <djleslie at folger.edu> wrote:

One of the things that came up in conversation was that we knew it when
we saw it, but couldn't find a non-derogatory name for it. "Polemical"
isn't necessarily derogatory, while "Prejudice" is. 

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
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Sent: Friday, 19 June, 2009 10:29
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Strikes me as equally subjective-not to mention vague, since it could
include stuff with a much softer point of view than e.g. a John Birch or
KKK pub that is patently prejudicial to a particular group. -Jackie

On 6/19/09 7:16 AM, "Deborah Leslie" <djleslie at folger.edu> wrote:
I just had an epiphany. Some of you remember discussions held a few
years ago about the problem with the genre term "Literature of
prejudice," which violates the cataloger's ethic of labelling (works,
people) in a way they would not name themselves. But it is useful to
have a term in the hierarchy to collocate this kind of literature.
 
How about "Polemical literature"?
 
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