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ERIC Number: EJ488895
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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The Dilemma of the Black Intellectual.
West, Cornel
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n2 p59-67 Win 1993-94
Examines the problems inherent in being a black intellectual: the predicament of being caught between an insolent American society and an insouciant black community. The paper suggests various ways of understanding and transforming the problem. (GLR)
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Influences, Humanism, Marxism, Models, Organizational Climate, Political Issues, Social Influences
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - General; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Foucault (Michel); Intellectuals