Word: topicalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...support Thiemann's decision regardless of what one thinks of the topic. Supporters of Israel might point out that Israel is a democracy where citizens of all races vote and hold office, while South Africa is a tyranny of a white minority over the Black majority. Some might also note that Israel has given extensive technological and agricultural assistance to Black-African countries, or even that several Arab countries have strong economic ties to South Africa...
...only question that really matters is whether the proposed forum was an academic endeavor worthy of Harvard's support. And the clear answer is "No." This is not because the topic itself is "too controversial." Rather, it is because the sponsors of the forum are interested in more than promoting a constructive discussion or aiding the victims of apartheid; they also wish to deceive their audience and promote their own anti-Israel agenda...
...scheduled speakers and topics do not reflect a balance of opposing viewpoints, as one would expect in an academic forum. Several of the speakers do not even have any particular expertise on the proposed topic. Though the forum is promoted as an intellectual exercise with the noble goal of opposing racism, it is more a not-so-subtle attempt to discredit Israel...
...that administrators should allow every group to hold a conference on campus. Harvard should not lend its limited resources to a speaker whose theories have absolutely no basis in fact. Likewise, administrators should not feel compelled to publicize an irrelevant topic. And Harvard should not accommodate speakers who espouse doctrines such as race-hatred...
...leaders in that pursuit. The Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, or BIZ, boosted circulation to 2 million with a new journalistic form, the photo story. Under editor Kurt Korff and publishing director Kurt Safranski, anywhere from two to five pages of BIZ, heavily dappled with photos, were devoted to a single topic: the daily routine at a Trappist monastery, the drama of a parachute jump. BIZ, London's Picture Post (edited by Stefan Lorant) and the elegant French magazine Vu drew upon a breed of independent artist-photographer, often with one foot in Bohemia, to capture the arresting aspect of the everyday...