remnant 61: “The right words always seemed to come too late”
remnant 61: “The right words always seemed to come too late”.
The Great Media-Disciplines Divide
Posting at The South Lawn, Robert Reese, a PhD student in sociology at Duke University, confronts the marginalized role of the disciplines in the popular media: Like sports, nearly everyone has an opinion on race, but unlike sports, the training of race scholars is often meaningless in the public’s eye. Our knowledge is often attributed to mere opinion rather than theories and facts drawn from yea
Denying White Privilege Has an Evidence Problem
If I had to guess, I suspect Bill O’Reilly fancies himself more akin to George Will, Newt Gingrich, or Cal Thomas than Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck. But speculating on that self-delusion isn’t really necessary because the reality is that all of these white, male pundits share a single quality: privilege. And thus, it is all the more baffling when O’Reilly holds forth on denying privilege, prompting
8-26-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Illinois School Bans Discussions of Michael Brown’s Death | AlternetIllinois School Bans Discussions of Michael Brown’s Death | Alternet1 by plthomasedd / 38min 8-25-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindnessthe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy