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Ethnic Studies is not a remedial addition of previously excluded perspectives to existing disciplines; instead, it is an interdisciplinary field which, like Afro-American Studies, examines U.S. history and society through the critical lens of race. Given the central role that race has played and continues to play in the histories of Americans in general and ethnic minorities in particular, it is essential that the study of race not be limited to the scope of a black-white paradigm. Expanding the study of race to include the experiences of other racialized minorities, namely Asian-Americans, Latino-Americans and Native-Americans...
What's more, several of our most prominent African-American leaders, including Maya Angelou, Jesse Jackson, Rosa Parks, and our very own Professor of Afro-American Studies and Religion Cornell West '74, have agreed to take part in this self-styled "national day of atonement." In a lecture to the Class of '99, Professor West argued that the march would only be Farrakhan's if those marching in it shared his beliefs. Since they don't, went West's defense, the march will have little to do with...
West, professor of Afro-American studies and professor of the philosophy of religion at the Divinity School, said that a legacy of racism and the effects of a market culture undermined the democratic tradition...
Ethnic studies would follow in the fine tradition of the Afro-American Studies department, although it would have a broader scope. Like the Afro-Am department, it would use the study of race and culture not only as a lens or methodology for examining America, but as an end in itself. Just as studying Black America is best served by a single department, ethnic studies should not be divided among various concentrations. Establishing an Ethnic Studies department is an essential step to attracting academic luminaries. Would Henry Louis Gates or Cornel West be at Harvard if not for an Afro...
Other faculty who will serve on the committee are Anthony K. Appiah, professor of Afro-American studies and of philosophy; John E. Dowling '57, Cabot professor of the natural sciences; Benedict H. Gross '71, professor of mathematics; Stanley Hoffmann '52, Dillon professor of the civilization of France; and Helen H. Vendler, Porter University professor...