Jun 18, 2010

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On the Social Construction of Race

“Race is just a social construction.” We’ve all heard that refrain touted in textbooks, in the mainstream media, and by little vigilantes with fresh Bachelor’s degrees in anthropology, sociology, Africana Studies, or some other field which served to make them experts in little other than racial equality. In fact, we’ve heard that allegation so often...

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May 6, 2009

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The “Withering White Rose”

Mansions of IrkallaJ. D. PryceCharleston: BookSurge Publishing, 2008In his ambitious first collection, J. D. Pryce undertakes an unusual project—a nearly four hundred-page volume consisting of two surprisingly consonant sections: the first a shocking and diverse assortment of original poems, and the second a tasteful selection of translated verse.Despite the harmony of its...

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Apr 22, 2009

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The Metaphysics of Public Memory: A Reply to Dominique Venner

Venner lauds the (collective) memory of the Jews, the Japanese, and the Chinese, apparently referring to the current public utilization of their long national traditions. The important word here, I argue, is public, for we should not forget the ideological nature of memory. An individual’s isolated memory is quite fragile, and unless its contents are repeatedly introduced into...

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