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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Civ," requesting their rowdy neighbors to act more civilly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How Much Do You Really Know? | 11/10/1989 | See Source »

Michael Jackson Meets Western Civ...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: The P.C. Chronicle | 9/19/1989 | See Source »

...obvious that the Core needs reform. It doesn't work. With a very few notable exceptions, professors don't want to teach the classes, students don't want to take the classes. But I'd rather have six more Core requirements than one "Western Civ" class. I'd rather double my science requirements than be told I am about to read the "Great Books...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: Can the Core Avoid the Canon? | 8/1/1989 | See Source »

...have Historical Studies, Literature and Arts, Science and Social Analysis. It would be unfair to deny scholars of different cultures their credit for offering non-white, non-male course in these areas, but for the most part, "Western Civ" abounds...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: Can the Core Avoid the Canon? | 8/1/1989 | See Source »

Those who decry the omissions of Western Civ courses do not mean to weigh the virtues of other systems against those of Western democracy. They intend to impress us with the impossibility of such comparisons. The call for these offerings is not made because certain overlooked books are--by some standard--deserving of attention. The claim for the overlooked books is made out of the conviction that any standard must reflect someone's opinion--and therefore must be replaced by a non-discriminating "openness...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: The Company We Keep | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

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