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Month: June 2015

Taking notes 47: Black Americans and the military: this country is not to die for

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 sanjay perera

by William C. Anderson If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to … Continue reading Taking notes 47: Black Americans and the military: this country is not to die for

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Flipping the script: rethinking working-class resistance

June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 sanjay perera

by Henry A. Giroux I have often thought about when that moment came in which my working class sensibility turned into a form of critical class consciousness. For most of my youth, I was defined by ruling-class types and mainstream … Continue reading Flipping the script: rethinking working-class resistance

“The Governing boards”: a memorandum on the conduct of universities by business men

June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 sanjay perera

by Thorstein Veblen In the working theory of the modern civilized community, — that is to say in the current common-sense apprehension of what is right and good, as it works out in the long run, — the university is … Continue reading “The Governing boards”: a memorandum on the conduct of universities by business men

The fire this time: Black youth and the spectacle of postracial violence

June 9, 2015June 9, 2015 sanjay perera

by Henry A. Giroux “Let’s hope it isn’t too late to listen, listen intently, carefully, minds open, hearts full. Let’s hope.” – James Baldwin In 1963, James Baldwin published an essay entitled “The Negro Child – His Self-Image,” in The … Continue reading The fire this time: Black youth and the spectacle of postracial violence

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Taking notes 46: Reflections on sabotage: theirs and ours

June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 sanjay perera

by Jeff Shantz Sabotage! the word conjures images of damage and destruction. In his chapter “On the Nature and Uses of Sabotage,” anarchic sociologist Thorstein Veblen notes that the sinister meaning attributed to sabotage, which predominates American usage, appears and … Continue reading Taking notes 46: Reflections on sabotage: theirs and ours

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