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...speech at a conference entitled, “The Humanities and Moral Authority” this past weekend, Marjorie Garber, Kenan Professor of English Literature, spoke about the relationship between language and war, arguing that the polemical nature of language—its ability to contest meaning and incite debate??makes it central to understanding war. If the stated purpose of war in Iraq is to bring democracy into the region, and the purpose of democracies is to create societies in which free speech and artistic expression can flourish, then it is with no small amount of irony...
...regional instability and international discord, it seems reckless to have only two words in our diplomatic arsenal: “good” and “evil.” What happened to “statesmanship” “consensus” “debate?? and “community?” Without these terms, how can we convince others that our definitions of good and evil are the same as theirs? The question, finally, is not whether this war is just or unjust, but whether justice plays a role...
...would seem that Harvard is still dicking around with the conflict between the First Amendment and Puritanism (News, “Ruined Snow Penis Stimulates Debate??, Feb. 24). I am reminded of one generation of (then) Radcliffe undergraduates being instructed to paint out each erect penis on the Greek amphora in the Fogg Collections, only to have the next generation instructed to restore them...
...read with interest the story (News, “Ruined Snow Penis Stimulates Debate??, Feb. 24) on the giant snow penis structure. Where was the comment from Harvard’s administration? What if students had built a snow sculpture of a Nazi swastika or the confederate flag? As a sculpture, a snow penis can’t cause much direct harm, but it clearly serves as a powerful symbol of sexual dominance and gendered violence. Would Harvard’s administration have been so deafeningly silent if students built a sculpture that symbolized race dominance or ethnic...
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear the Michigan cases in April, the CRP studies will likely factor into the debate??particularly since Bush has expressed his plans to emphasize the percent plan as an alternative to the University of Michigan policies...