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0.179: Imperialism, Americanization, and the Social Sciences
Cultural imperialism rests on the power to universalize particularisms linked to a singular historical tradition by causing them to be misrecognized as such. (Bourdieu & Wacquant, 1999, p. 41) If … more →
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0.179: Imperialism, Americanization, and the Social Sciences
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Maximilian Forte wrote 1 day ago: Cultural imperialism rests on the power to universalize particularisms linked to a singular historic … more →
0.18: Anthropology and the Rise of the Social Sciences within the Structures of Knowledge – Immanuel Wallerstein
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Maximilian Forte wrote 1 week ago: Professional Knowledge Creation in the World-System Building an anti-imperialist “anthropology,” plu … more →
Fundamentalism versus Academic Freedom: More on Ward Churchill
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Maximilian Forte wrote 4 months ago: I recommend this excellent commentary from Marc Tyrell about the meaning of the judgment against War … more →
Ward Churchill and American Justice
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Maximilian Forte wrote 4 months ago: For those who do not already know, on Tuesday, 07 July 2009, the judge in Ward Churchill’s cas … more →
Extreme Canada: Ruling Party Interferes with Social Science Funding
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Maximilian Forte wrote 5 months ago: There is nothing that is intentionally “alarmist” about this headline, as much as some C … more →
What are the Pentagon's Minerva Researchers Doing?
Maximilian Forte wrote 5 months ago: (This post comes thanks to some leads on the James Petras website and Petras’ own essay on the … more →
The Funding of the University: Shaping the Conditions for Higher Education
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Maximilian Forte wrote 5 months ago: The political economy of academia is one of the long-standing, if often muted, interests of this pro … more →
April 2009 in Review: Academic Freedom, Imperialism, and Militarization
Maximilian Forte wrote 6 months ago: The top 10 posts for April 2009 and the pattern of visits in many ways continued what was observed f … more →
Canadian Responses to the Militarization and Securitization of Anthropology: Report #2 from the CASCA-AES Conference in Vancouver
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Maximilian Forte wrote 6 months ago: At the University of British Columbia in Vancouver last Saturday morning (16 May 2009) more than two … more →
On the Militarization of Anthropology: Report #1 from the CASCA-AES Conference in Vancouver
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Maximilian Forte wrote 6 months ago: The joint conference of the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) and the American Ethnological Soci … more →
When it comes to Israel, there can be no academic freedom or dissent? The case of William I. Robinson and UC-Santa Barbara
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Maximilian Forte wrote 6 months ago: Another allegation of “anti-Semitism”? Another tale of a “racist” professor? … more →
March 2009 in Review: Academic Freedom, Militarization, Economic Crisis, and Jokes
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Maximilian Forte wrote 7 months ago: March was one of this blog’s busiest months, with the second highest number of overall views s … more →
Worldwide Popular Interest in Anthropology, 2004-2009: Online Search Statistics
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Maximilian Forte wrote 7 months ago: Google Insights reveals some interesting comparative data on the popularity trends of various terms … more →
When Reality Strikes: Ward Churchill on Radio
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Maximilian Forte wrote 7 months ago: Two radio programs are the focus of this post, and you can listen to both below. Both deal, in very … more →
Institutional Dementia: CU Plans to Challenge Ward Churchill's Reinstatement
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Maximilian Forte wrote 7 months ago: As if oblivious to the significance of the victorious lawsuit brought by Ward Churchill against the … more →
American Association of University Professors Calls for Ward Churchill's Reinstatement
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Maximilian Forte wrote 7 months ago: On 7 April 2009, the National Council of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) su … more →
Academic Politics Gone Wild and Ward Churchill's "Grand Slam"
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Maximilian Forte wrote 7 months ago: “That was a grand slam. I got everything I wanted from them,” he [Ward Churchill] said F … more →
The Verdict is in: WARD CHURCHILL WINS !
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Maximilian Forte wrote 7 months ago: The verdict is now in: the jury has agreed that Ward Churchill was unlawfully fired for expressing h … more →
Ward Churchill's Case is Now in the Hands of the Jury: Closing Arguments Concluded
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Maximilian Forte wrote 7 months ago: Wednesday, 01 April, 2009, was Day 18 in Ward Churchill’s wrongful termination lawsuit against … more →
