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Soccer coach Ron Jans and racism? The Netherlands is hard to imagine, but in America the term he used is more than a word. That has a historical reason. For centuries, black Americans were dehumanized by white countrymen with that n-word. It was intended to put them inferior, and was often accompanied by brutal violence. ,, This word can have such a deep, almost physical impact on people. It is so permeated with violence, with negative history, with the dehumanization of brown and black people, "describes Neal Lester, an English professor at Arizona State University who is researching the n-word. "Too many people think that if you sing or quote a song, you can."
Ron Jans gebruikte het meest beladen woord in de Engelse taal
Source: Algemeen Dagblad
Date: Monday, February 17, 2020
Neal A. Lester has always looked beyond his classroom walls, beyond disciplinary definitions, to exemplify the importance of the humanities.
Humanity 101 in Action
Source: the chronicle interview
Date: Friday, February 14, 2020
Neal A. Lester has always looked beyond his classroom walls, beyond disciplinary definitions, to exemplify the importance of the humanities.
Are the Humanities Really in Crisis?
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Date: Sunday, February 9, 2020
Arizona State University’s Project Humanities partnered with the Black Theatre Troupe, a multi-ethnic performance organization, to honor author Toni Morrison in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Downtown Phoenix remembers legendary black writer Toni Morrison
Source: Downtown Devil
Date: Monday, January 20, 2020
The sun is barely over the Phoenix horizon one morning in June, but the temperature already is inching its way to 105 degrees. Despite the heat and the early hour, about 150 men and women experiencing homelessness line up along the sidewalk spanning 12th Avenue between Jefferson and Madison streets.
What does it take to expand someone’s worldview?
Source: medium.com
Date: Friday, January 10, 2020
ASU Professor Neal A.Lester brings diverse people together to examine these questions as part of Project Humanities, a unique, donor-supported, community-oriented ASU initiative. Read about his work on page 18.
IMPACT with Project Humanities Feature
Source: ASU Impact Fall/Winter 2019, Issue no. 9
Date: Monday, January 6, 2020
Hair is ASU English professor Neal Lester’s domain. He’s studied it, written about it, and he recently sat down with The Show to talk more about why hair means a lot more than we think.
Dr. Neal Lester on the Race and Gender Politics of Hair
Source: KJZZ News
Date: Monday, January 6, 2020
About peeling back and shedding the layers and layers of our consciously and unconsciously learned behaviors and attitudes that prevent us from experiencing the richness of diversity, tolerance, and acceptance, anti-racism educator and activist Jane Elliott contends that “what we learn, we can unlearn.”
Lester: MLK holiday is another opportunity for serving, learning, and unlearning
Source: Daily Independent
Date: Friday, December 27, 2019
Sometimes parents wish they could have a conversation do-over with their kids. A “big talk” can smack us in the face when we least expect it. This week’s Parental Advisory question comes from the parent of a child who, at 6 years old, heard and subsequently used the N-word for the first time. But did they handle it the best way possible?
What Do You Do When Your Young Child Uses the N-Word?
Source: lifehacker
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019