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Tag Archives: The Academy

Radical Gentry: Activism and Displacement

September 16, 2015by Benji Hart 4 Comments

I’m Black. I’m queer. I’m from a wealthy family. I’m formally educated. I did not grow up in the city in which I currently live. I work for a nonprofit […]

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Economic Justice, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism, Queer Power

Who Represents Us?: On Pop Culture and Social Justice

July 24, 2015by Benji Hart 6 Comments

One of my least favorite situations to find myself in is at a party, a bar, or a club, cornered into a conversation about a pop song, a music video, […]

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Ethnic Studies, Liberalism, Queer Power, The Arts

Escape the Academy: Militancy and the University

July 20, 2014by Benji Hart 9 Comments

I was lucky enough to share a meal a few weeks ago with a current student at my alma mater, who was embroiled this last year in a struggle over […]

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Economic Justice, Education, Queer Power

Who’s Afraid of Social Responsibility?: Post-Blackness and Community Action

August 13, 2012by Benji Hart Leave a comment

When I was in eighth grade I took a placement test and was switched into an advanced math class. The move meant that I changed out of the regular track, […]

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Economic Justice, Education, Ethnic Studies

Rigor vs. Liberation: Admitting When School Is Boring

June 11, 2012by Benji Hart 5 Comments

A Black Studies professor whom I had in college, who radicalized me profoundly and inspired my love of Ethnic Studies, was also one of my least favorite teachers. His courses, […]

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Education, Ethnic Studies, Queer Power

Faltering Allegiances: Or; Why Are So Many Elite Schools in the Hood?

April 21, 2012by Benji Hart 11 Comments

I interviewed at a graduate program for urban education this past week. The program is housed in an elite private university, which I was encouraged to apply to because of […]

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Economic Justice, Education, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

Getting Our Houses in Order: Learning from Political Contradiction

April 15, 2012by Benji Hart 4 Comments

“If your house ain’t in order, you ain’t in order.” – Toni Cade Bambara The recent rounds in the debate over universal healthcare in the US have resparked old arguments […]

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Ethnic Studies

Busting the Spectrum: What Does ‘Political Diversity’ Really Mean?

March 18, 2012by Benji Hart 1 Comment

The president of my alma mater oversaw multiple conservative pushes and projects during my four years as a student. He justified many of these with a doctrine of “political diversity.” […]

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Education, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

First Generation Solidarity: Linking Immigration and Class Mobility

January 14, 2012by Benji Hart 1 Comment

My younger sister, a champion tennis player, was recently accepted to a college located in my father’s hometown–a development about which his whole family is ecstatic. My dad, a first […]

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Economic Justice, Ethnic Studies

Envisioning Justice: Remembering Our Own Power

December 6, 2011by Benji Hart 4 Comments

“Caminante, no hay puentes. Se hace puentes al andar.” – Gloria Anzaldúa As was mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been looking into graduate programs lately, and have been having a […]

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Curriculum, Education, Ethnic Studies, Queer Power, The Arts

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