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Ethnic Studies In The Twenty-First Century: A Proposal, Charles C. Irby
Ethnic Studies In The Twenty-First Century: A Proposal, Charles C. Irby
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
If you will consider the dualistic thinking which undergirds Western philosophical tradition, then it comes as a surprise to no one that the periodization of history is based on white male experiences as the sum of western civilization, especially the glorification of war and the celebration of unbridled "raw-power." So, too, it is not surprising that Aristotelian logic and Cartesian metaphysics form the godhead for monocultural and unisexual education in U.S. society, which is at the least bisexual and multicultural. For a decade-and-a-half now, ethnic, minority, and women's studies proponents have suggested that their purposes for existence were to challenge …
The Co-Opting Of Ethnic Studies In The American University: A Critical View, Jesse M. Vazquez
The Co-Opting Of Ethnic Studies In The American University: A Critical View, Jesse M. Vazquez
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
The birth of ethnic studies in the American university was accompanied by the politics and pedagogy of rage, pride, and mistrust for the then prevailing curricular academic structures and its tradition-bound, academically conservative gatekeepers. The campus take-overs, student demands, and confrontations were a common expression of the times, and concomitantly these were also shapers of the changing times. The presence or absence of ethnic minority faculty and students in our universities was and continues to be one of many indices by which we measure the willingness of this society to live up to its responsibility and promise to guarantee expanding …
Ethnic Studies Past And Present: Towards Shaping The Future, Otis L. Scott
Ethnic Studies Past And Present: Towards Shaping The Future, Otis L. Scott
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies as a curriculum at predominantly white colleges and universities remains a relatively new phenomenon in academe. The recent history of these formations can be traced back to the several social change movements of the 1960s. These changes, spearheaded by the civil rights movement and the black student protests in the South in early 1960s, provided the impetus for the social change spillover which many college and university campuses were to experience in earnest beginning with the mid-1960s.[1]
Critique [Of Identity As Theory And Method For Ethnic Studies By John Hatfield], Barbara Hiura
Critique [Of Identity As Theory And Method For Ethnic Studies By John Hatfield], Barbara Hiura
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies is generally viewed as a minor program in the academy, lacking research philosophy and methodology. Consequently, scholars who attempt research concerning peoples of color focus on the "group": their social history, migration patterns, political and economic development, educational attainment, and lifestyle. Social science disciplinary guidelines are the usual framework. John Hatfield's "Identity as Theory and Method for Ethnic Studies" provides a basis for truly understanding ethnicity.
Critique [Of Identity As Theory And Method For Ethnic Studies By John Hatfield], Neil Nakadate
Critique [Of Identity As Theory And Method For Ethnic Studies By John Hatfield], Neil Nakadate
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
John Hatfield's discussion of identity and ethnicity in an increasingly wider, abstract, and problematical context is an extended definition of the current dilemma. I suspect Hatfield intends to offer an essentially optimistic statement, but for many readers questions and doubts may remain, if not predominate.
Critique [Of Identity As Theory And Method For Ethnic Studies By John Hatfield], Jonathan Majak
Critique [Of Identity As Theory And Method For Ethnic Studies By John Hatfield], Jonathan Majak
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
To be human is to have an identity. Indeed, it is what ethnicity is about. However, as a theoretical or methodological prescription for ethnic studies, as advocated by Hatfield, identity is inadequate even within the categories he has specified. Hatfield seems to be asking theoretical analysts to do what artists, novelists, and philosophers do best because they explore the existential and phenomenological aspects of ethnic identity in depth and usually with greater authenticity. This does not mean that there is no need for self-discovery and understanding in ethnic studies. There are equally pressing non-identity issues with which ethnic studies must …
Identity As Theory And Method For Ethnic Studies, John Hatfield
Identity As Theory And Method For Ethnic Studies, John Hatfield
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
The question of identity is fundamental to human life. "Who am I," as a biological and psychological being; as a member of a human group with a particular style and history; as a participant in the common human values, perceptions, and processes which transcend any particular group? Ethnic studies should have as its focus the whole human being, articulated in the biological, socio/cultural, and psycho/personal categories, and the methodology for ethnic studies should reflect the process by which people live and move within the named categories. The interaction of people who are self-consciously engaged in exploring their lives biologically, culturally, …