Title: Mcgowanjm Wire 2013 Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Jan 1, 2013 Author:Mcgowinjm Wire Service Post Date:2013-01-01 17:18:57 by A K A Stone Keywords:None Views:138747 Comments:236
"it was a form letter from a long-time friend and colleague. The opening line took me aback: “Especially considering the political strife and random unexplainable (sic) violence of the past year, we find ourselves feeling incredibly blessed …”
Wow. Apparently this particular professor hasn’t been paying attention to the news. Or perhaps she is plagued by the sentiments of James Baldwin, the American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic: “Precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience you must find yourself at war with society.” Being at war with society is a tough sell for a university professor embedded within and dependent upon the current version of society. "
