![]() ![]() Other scholars, such as Grace Moore, claim that Dickens' racism abated in his later years, while historian Patrick Brantlinger and journalist William Oddie have instead claimed that his racism intensified during the period. Some scholars have disputed the charge of racism by Dickens, such as the Dickens scholar Priti Joshi, who maintains that he never advocated any form of scientific racism in his works, but held extreme antipathy for non-European peoples, and steadfastly believed in their assimilation into Western culture. ![]() ![]() The Oxford Dictionary of English Literature describes Dickens as a nationalist who frequently stigmatised non-European cultures. Dickens frequently defended the privileges held by Europeans in overseas colonies and was dismissive of what he termed " primitive" cultures. While Dickens was known to be highly sympathetic to the plight of the poor and disadvantaged in British society, like many other authors of the period he expressed attitudes which have been interpreted as racist and xenophobic in his journalism and works. The topic of racism in the work of Charles Dickens has been discussed in scholarly circles, increasingly so in the 20th and 21st centuries. ![]()
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