The Sky is Falling: Black Studies and the Politics of Public Discourse

The Sky is Falling: Black Studies and the Politics of Public Discourse

This article is in response to Robin Wilson's April 22, 2005, piece in the "Chronicle of Higher Education" and the larger issues that it evokes. The author frames her argument in the context of the way language is used to construct Black studies as "the Other" in the academy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of black studies 2006-05, Vol.36 (5), p.720-731
1. Verfasser: Etter-Lewis, Gwendolyn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African American studies
African Americans
Afro-American studies
Black studies
Discourse
Discourse analysis
Language
Linguistic aspects
Linguistics
Political discourse
Political discourse analysis
Politics
Presuppositions
School campuses
Symbolic domination
Universities
Wilson, Robin
Words
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Zusammenfassung:This article is in response to Robin Wilson's April 22, 2005, piece in the "Chronicle of Higher Education" and the larger issues that it evokes. The author frames her argument in the context of the way language is used to construct Black studies as "the Other" in the academy. That is, language as it is used in Wilson's essay and elsewhere marks or codes Black studies in certain, mostly negative, and questionable ways. Using the Chicken Little analogy, the author explores the invisible agenda hidden in Wilson's words.
ISSN:0021-9347
1552-4566
DOI:10.1177/0021934705285940