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Hi, I'm Richard Jean So and I'm a professor of English and digital humanities at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. I research contemporary literature and culture, online and digital cultures, and AI and culture. I enjoy reading contemporary fiction and popular science and social science trade books. ...more

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	Redlining Culture: A Data History of Racial Inequality and Postwar Fiction 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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