The Nigga News: a collection of poems
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The Department of English seeks to provide all university students with the skills of effective communication and critical thinking, as well as imparting knowledge of literature, creative writing, linguistics, speech and technical communication to students within and outside of the department.
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The Department of English and Speech was formed in 1939 from the merger of the Department of English and the Department of Public Speaking. In 1971 its name changed to the Department of English.
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1939-present
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- Department of English and Speech (1939-1971)
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- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (parent college)
- Department of English (predecessor, 1898-1939)
- Department of Public Speaking (predecessor, 1898-1939)
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The Nigga News, first and foremost, is a representation (through poetry) of those voices that have been excluded from economic, political, and social decision making processes that affect and effect a vast majority of persons in this world. This representation ranges from thoughts on relationships and the thoughts of social outcasts to political malice and Native American religion. By creating such a document, this thesis, in its title and a number of voices in its text, clearly shows that the world we live in is divided into two parts: those who have and those who have not. This piece also gives insight into why there are those who have not. The few who "have" are often represented in many parts of life. The many who "have not" will, as a start, get representation in The Nigga News.