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...tone and clarified the goal of the lecture. West then identified himself as a figure and not an artist, stating, “Hip-hop is a rich moment in a long tradition [of] struggle.” West emphasized hip-hop’s historical and intellectual context, instead of a pop-cultural one. Many tend to inaccurately see hip-hop and its followers as markedly unintellectual. However, as West argued, hip-hop articulates the pressures of living an unstable, uncertain life. West connected the genre to “tragicomic” aspects of the musical movements which...
...quick examination of these points reveals their inherent logical flaws. While Cheever is aware that both Native Americans and some Palestinians were displaced from their homes, he seems oblivious to the historical context of their displacement. He claims that Israel was created “as a safe haven after the atrocities of World War II.” While this may be true, the entire concept of Zionism—dating back long before the Second World War—is based on the concept that the Jewish people have a right to live in their historic homeland. When...
...claim that drinking beer will make you look like these people any more than one can claim that Jesus’ teachings support war, but the hope is that somehow the viewer will associate drinking beer with beautiful people, religion with a war. When not quoted out of context or misused, the Bible calls for peacemaking and love. These words come from the war-making president’s alleged “favorite philosopher,” Jesus...
Gary T. DiCamillo, Polaroid’s chair and chief executive officer, said in a press release that the decision was “both prudent and necessary,” citing the company’s low profits in the context of an uncertain economy...
...decade as an associate curator at the Whitney Museum, where she first made a name for herself with the provocative 1994 exhibit "Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary Art," which attempted to subvert old stereotypes about black men and black sexuality by placing them in a fresh context...