Stereotyping

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:31:20 -0600

"A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging; it is the skin of living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used."-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1918 Antisemitism is on the rise.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - A Student Movement

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:59:08 -0600

Universities have long been places where ideas, theories, and even long-held truths are scrutinized and often hotly debated with each side mustering proof in support of its position. Such debates are central to the work of a university-the advancement of knowledge and the search for truth.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Academic Freedom

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:01:30 -0600

In the television series The Ascent of Man, Jacob Bronowski, a scientist and humanist, describes universities as places where individuals come together not "to worship what is known but to question it.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Confronting Antisemitism

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:48:17 -0600

What responsibilities does a society have to protect everyone in the community or nation? To what extent is a crime against one group in a community a crime against the community as a whole? In the foreword to a report on antisemitism in Europe published by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Executive Director Michael Posner reflected on those questions: A year ago the United Nations convened the third World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Defining Antisemitism

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:34:16 -0600

Although we see ourselves as unique individuals, we tend to see others as representatives of groups. It's a natural tendency, psychologists tell us. Although it is natural to generalize, stereotypes are offensive.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Education in a Democracy

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:04:12 -0600

Conversation, discussion, and debate are central not only to universities but also to democracies. Such exchanges depend on a free and independent press that takes its responsibilities seriously. They also depend on informed citizens willing to listen to and learn from one another.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Rumors, Lies, and the Media

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:53:00 -0600

When Adolf Hitler came to power in the 1930s, he used "the blood libel" and other myths to justify the Holocaust. Julius Streicher, a staunch member of the Nazi party and the publisher of the magazine Der Stürmer, gave life to those charges.

Becoming American: Between Two Worlds

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Becoming American: Exploring Names and Identities

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:16:56 -0600

Becoming American: Immigration Experiences

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