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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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Benji Hart

Benji Hart

Benji Hart is an author, artist, and educator living in Chicago. Their writing has been featured at Teen Vogue, The Chicago Reader, Socialist Worker and others. See more of their work at BenjiHart.com

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