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12756000, you are not giving me cornel's research
Posted by akon, Wed Mar-18-15 10:03 PM

which is what im looking for,
im not at all dismissing the fact that there has been a lot of progressive work done
i have quite a few phd friends whose work focuses on research on black issues
the person that got me interested in public health is a black woman
who remains the most educated person i know
(this even with me being at hopkins... she's still hands down the most qualified person i know working in public health- she teaches at ucla)
i was recently luckly to hear dr camara jones speak and im excited that she is soon to
be the president of the american public health association
because she brings some much needed perspective on social determinants of health (e.g neighbourhood, income etc)
but im also stating that there's also a tendency for some scholars to merely focus on scholarship for scholarships sake
(or rather for their own personal advancement sake)
which is okay in and of itself- not everyone has to pick up the bags
but for someone that is very critical and vitriolic about what others have 'done'
then its only fair we ask the same of them

so im asking, wtf has west done that has earned him that stool hes perched on?


>>im not planning an academic track - i plan to be working in
>>the field
>
>good luck bro. that's dope

im not a bro

>it kind of is, but quality research that gains traction will
>eventually affect policy. I think we're FINALLY getting some
>traction in the debate around the Prison Industrial Complex,
>because of the very research work that Make Davis did in City
>of Quartz, Angela Davis did in Are Prison's Obsolete, and
>Parenti did Lock Down America and recently Michelle Alexander
>has with The New Jim Crow.

quite a lot of research does not get translated into policy
and mainly becuase researchers do not plan/advocate for this to happen
its not enough to just put out a piece of work and wait for someone to bite
it takes additional work to get it out into the policy space
and i have much respect for those that do that and do it well
its why im in this field
and why i plan to be out there- not just chasing grants but doing policy-relevant work


>i feel what I stated above, is part of what Dr. West is a part
>of.

i disagree
and i have a lot of respect for many black intellectuals whose work has shaped even my view of african american contemporary space

That's no small thing in my book. there is no shame in the
>Academic life and making sure certain voices and content are
>present within institutions, especially when they (university
>administrations) are trying to eradicate any critical classes
>around race, class, sex, gender, and power.

i agree
but i also dont give a blanket pass to every black scholar out there
some have been taking us steps backwards
i'll give tomas sowell as an example