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...There are few calm discussions of sentence structure in Afro-Am," adds Glover. "There's always going to be an issue of social or historical context...
...issue is a complex one: some call Afrocentric any approach which explores the role of African culture and history in the context of other parts of the globe...
Ahistorically, inviting Powell can be considered inappropriate just because of his stance of discrimination against homosexuals in the military. Considered in the context of recent campus politics, however, the question is not whether or not he invitation is inappropriate, but whether or not there is any living public figure less appropriate to speak at this year's Commencement...
Alas, Tharp, like almost every other dancer in the program, is shown in disconnected snippets, often without explanatory context. The reason is that the series' interest in dance is less aesthetic than anthropological. The message seems to be that all peoples dance, ergo all dancing is equal -- even though some tribal rites, no matter how sacred they may be, are about as interesting to watch as the growth of bamboo. What's more, Dancing is multicultural with a vengeance, meaning that the producers think it insufficient to examine the central role that dance plays in primitive societies; they must also...
...Therefore, as long as there was not yet parity, you couldn't cut women's sports, but you could cut men's sports," the president continued. "So [the case should be viewed] in the context of the cut, rather than [as] a more general ruling about what constituted equity and parity...