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The Aspiration to Create a New Nation in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’
By Sana Abdulsalam
Effat University
Abstract
In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun, “Biafra” was conceived of as a nation. Even within its short lived and tumultuous existence, Biafra greatly shaped …
The Movement of Du Bois’ Double-Consciousness
The notion of “double consciousness” introduced by W.E.B. Du Bois in The Souls of Black Folk (1903) continues to be explored in sociology, race studies, philosophy, and many other disciplines. This term is broadly understood as a..
“Armed-Self Reliance,” Non-violence, and Membership: Assessing the United States Constitution as an Honour Code
By Michael Thorburn
Simon Fraser University
During slavery you had two Negroes. You had the house Negro and the field Negro. The house Negro usually lived close to his master. He dressed like his master. He wore his master’s second-hand clothes.
Attitudes of Women and Men towards Interracial Marriages: 1972 – 2002
By Joseph Tucker
University of Nevada, Reno
Abstract:
Despite African Americans apparent socioeconomic gains and despite the decline in openly expressed racist attitudes, interracial marriages remain rare compared to racially endogamous..
Anti-Jewish Jews? Cases in Intellectual History
By Jon Catlin
University of Chicago
Ideas, not interests (whether material or ideal) intuitively control the actions of men. But: the “worldviews” which are fashioned through ideas, these have often served as switchmen for the track on which the dynamics of interests have moved action…
Synapse Science: Double Jeopardy Women of Color in STEM
By Alexa Erdogan
http://synapsescience.com/2015/02/23/ep-02-double-jeopardy-women-of-color-in-stem/
The Case for Affirmative Action in University Admissions
By Hamid Adam Burkemper Khan
Existing debates on affirmative action admissions policies bring to the fore two conflicting arguments, specifically (1) that affirmative action judiciously levels the playing field for minority groups through its emphasis on a compelling state interest …
Drawing Conclusions: Race and Representation in Two Local Museum Exhibits
By Anne O’Neill
The images in most popular cartoon art seem, at first glance, to be almost other worldly; two-dimensional basic lines, circus-bright colors, and exaggerated features that serve only to entertain us and provide temporary..