Critical theory, critical culture, & postmodern humanism
In a nutshell: Stunned by their lack of Latino support in the November elections, Republicans seem ready to join the White House and congressional Democrats in a bipartisan immigration reform effort. Coverage Bipartisan Immigration Plan Counters Republican Orthodoxy Businessweek Immigration Continue reading Immigration reform makes progress in the US Senate
In a nutshell: While the dilemmas of the middle classes are always a fit subject for drama, UK theater critic Michael Billington argues that Britain’s theater currently neglects the issues and concerns of the working class. Michael Billington on working-class Continue reading Michael Billington on the demise of working-class theater in the UK
In a nutshell: Legislation on same-sex marriage is moving towards passage in the UK and in the state of Rhode Island. As reported by the AP, the British government today published a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill will Continue reading Same-sex marriage advances in UK and Rhode Island legislatures
In a nutshell: Despite earlier reports, a threat still remains to the return of Mexican-American Studies in Tucson. As I reported last month, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) on December 11 voted to approve a plan designed to satisfy Continue reading Update on Mexican-American Studies in Tucson
In a nutshell: I’m reading a fabulous essay on critical race theory in classical studies by Shelley P. Haley of Hamilton College, and you should read it, too. In 2009, Fortress Press published Prejudice and Christian Beginnings: Investigating Race, Gender, Continue reading Fascinating Chapter on Critical Race and Classics
In a nutshell: A newly enacted plan to desegregate the Tucson Unified School District may provide a path for the return of Mexican-American Studies. As reported on the News 4 Tucson website, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) on December Continue reading Ban on Mexican-American Studies headed for repeal?
In a nutshell: My classroom full of black, brown, East Asian, South Asian, orthodox Jewish, Muslim, female, and gay male students, very few of whom are well spoken for by the White Male Christian Subject of Culture, have a very Continue reading The End of Western Civilization
From the Education Pages of The New York Times To Be Black at Stuyvesant High By FERNANDA SANTOS Published: February 25, 2012 Rudi-Ann Miller is one of 40 blacks among the 3,295 students at New York’s Stuyvesant High School. The Continue reading Excelling While Black