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A study of racial slurs : the Pollack joke / Michael J. Petersen, 1988

 Item — Box: 72, Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 781

Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Michael J. Petersen for his Fall 1988 English 391 class. About how jokes reflect many aspects of society, especially the racial slurs. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include Pollacks being worthless to society, good aspects being overshadowed by the bad, Pollack as a big dumb athlete, and the pollack as a dirty filthy person.

Dates

  • 1988

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

1 volume (25 pages) ; 28 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

Missing consent forms.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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