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...Instead, Appiah is interested in African Americans not because they come from a common "race," but because they have played a pivotal role in the history and ideology of America...
...Appiah believes his views on race are painfully obvious. "I take most of what I say to be part of intelligent common sense," he says. "When people like Skip urged me, having talked to me, to write down those things that I thought, I thought it would be a waste of time...
Despite his sedate appearance, Appiah is astoundingly busy with a variety of projects that give new meaning to the term "interdisciplinary scholar...
...what he calls "a big project which will probably take a decade," Appiah plans to "think through the way in which idealization works in structuring other kinds of theory." He's also preparing several essays on contemporary Afrocentrists...
More immediately, Appiah will be handling much of the restructuring of the Afro-American Studies Department. Next year, he will teach Afro-Am 10, a new course which will introduce the major works and issues of the field. In addition, the department will offer two smaller required courses, 11 and 12, with annually changing topics...