Shadowing the White Man's Burden H. L. Pohlman it widens our understanding of

it widens our understanding of loss and grief

and new work written in the shadow of hegemonic empire

and what brought he and his cohorts to Maine

and coping with physical health issues

Shadowing the White Man's Burden H. L. Pohlman it widens our understanding ofDuring the height of 19th century imperialism, Rudyard Kipling published his famous poem "The White Man's Burden." While some of his American readers argued that the poem served as justification for imperialist practices, others saw Kipling's satirical talents at work and read it as condemnation. Gretchen Murphy explores this tension embedded in the notion of the white man's burden to create a new historical frame for understanding race and literature