SEMINAR PROFILE

H30 -
Multiculturalism--Truth, Tool, or Travesty

Since the 1980s, teachers have embraced the notion of cultural diversity as an important lens for understanding American society. This seminar will explore the conceptual history of multiculturalism -- its roots in political liberalism, identity politics, and nostalgia for a communal world and former ethnic identities. Drawing on historical scholarship, your own experience, and primary sources from Sitting Bull to Malcolm X, we will explore how emphasizing cultural differences rather than commonalities can be both a flawed and useful tool in the classroom.

Scholar:

Beth LaDow

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

1/20/2011, 1/26/2011

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H30 -	Multiculturalism--Truth, Tool, or Travesty

	Since the 1980s, teachers have embraced the notion of cultural diversity as an important lens for understanding American society. This seminar will explore the conceptual history of multiculturalism -- its roots in political liberalism, identity politics, and nostalgia for a communal world and former ethnic identities. Drawing on historical scholarship, your own experience, and primary sources from Sitting Bull to Malcolm X, we will explore how emphasizing cultural differences rather than commonalities can be both a flawed and useful tool in the classroom.

		Scholar:	Beth LaDow
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	1/20/2011, 1/26/2011