Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 08:24:32 -0500 From: Lou Caton <lcaton-AT-wisdom.wsc.ma.edu> Subject: Re: of racism and multiculturalism Silvia's recommendation is a good one. But just to balance the scales a bit, if Maldoror wanted to bolster her argument with the academy (oh, the irony of it all), there are plenty of voices that would sing in her chorus: Todd Gitlin, Walter Benn Michaels, Bruce Robbins, Santya Mohanty, and I suppose (at times) Christopher Norris. Those pop to mind quite readily, even though some are more nuanced than others. What they all have in common is a refusal to let go of the concept of the universal. And I think Maldoror is right in pointing to the denigration of that term in most multicultural discourse. lou Silvia Fernandez wrote: > Maldoror, you should read "A Different Mirror: A > History of Multicultural America", by Takaki. Maybe it > will ease some of your frustration towards Academia. > > Silvia > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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