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| Name: |
Cornel West | | Birth Date: |
June 2, 1953 | | Place of Birth: |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
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philosopher |
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 Biography of Cornel West
1,197 words, approx. 4 pages
 An American philosopher, Cornel West (born 1953) quickly won recognition as a critic of culture, an interpreter of African American experience, an advocate of social justice, and an analyst of Post-Modern art and philosophy. Cornel West, born in Tulsa,... summary from source:
 Biography of Cornel (Ronald) West
10,211 words, approx. 34 pages
 One of the most prolific academics to come to prominence in the 1990s, Cornel West is professor of African American studies and religion at Harvard University and a leading author, philosopher, and social critic on race and culture. West is a... 
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 Cornel West Quotes
456 words, approx. 2 pages
Cornel Ronald West (born 2 June 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a prominent African-American scholar and public intellectual. Formerly at Harvard University, West is currently a professor of Religion at Princeton. West's intellectual contributions draw...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Cornel West Information
2,476 words, approx. 8 pages
"Cornell West" redirects here. For the area of the Ithaca campus, see Cornell West Campus. Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American scholar and public intellectual. Formerly at Harvard University, West is currently a...
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 The Washington Post Cornel West Quitting Harvard
04/13/2002: 552 words, approx. 2 pages Renowned Afro-American studies professor Cornel West is leaving Harvard University for Ivy League rival Princeton University, concluding a public courtship that took on a racial dimension after West said Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers "attacked and insulted" him during a private meeting last fall.... summary from source:
Philadelphia Tribune, The Cornel West dabbles in poetry with CD
10/09/2001: 351 words, approx. 1 pages Roberts, Kimberly C. Philadelphia Tribune, The 10-09-2001 Cornel West dabbles in poetry with CD Dr. Cornel West has decided to enter the rap game. Well not exactly, but one of the most surprising and intriguing recordings of the year has to be... summary from source:
 AP News Obama deplores 'Jena Six,' nooses
11/30/2007: 394 words, approx. 1 pagesInvoking a racially charged controversy, Democrat Barack Obama told a Harlem fundraiser Thursday that he deplored the fact that hanging nooses and "Jena Six" cases are still found in America and that if elected president he could be counted on to enforce civil rights laws.Obama's... summary from source:
The New York Observer Give It the Old College Try: Mining Harvard's Meaning
3/6/2005: 1,810 words, approx. 6 pagesHarvard Rules: The Struggle for the Soul of the World's Most Powerful University, by Richard Bradley. HarperCollins, 400 pages, $25.95. Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class, by Ross Gregory Douthat. Hyperion, 304 pages, $24.95. What is Harvard that we are mindful of...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Robert Gooding-Williams
9,650 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Gooding-Williams examines West's concept of “prophetic pragmatism,” its associations with the pragmatist tradition, West's reading of W. E. B. DuBois, and the problematic significance of West's “universal moral discourse.”
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Critical Essay by Leon Wieseltier
5,385 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Wieseltier provides an extended negative critique of West's social theory, philosophy, and rhetorical style. According to Wieseltier, “West's work is noisy, tedious, slippery, … sectarian, humorless, pedantic and self-endeared.”
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 Essay Grade: 92%Life of Cornel West
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Essay presents a summary of the life of Cornel West.
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