.... The controversies surrounding Ward Churchill have gotten enormous play,
and his fifteen minutes of fame are likely to be lengthened if and when the
trustees at the University of Colorado decide to give him the boot. He is,
as they say, an abrasive, polarizing figure. Many non-academics wonder how
a guy who couldn't pass analogy 101 can hold down a tenured job funded by,
as the formula goes, "taxpayer dollars." How dare Churchill suggest that
the victims of 9-11 attack were 'little Eichmanns", or that Israel uses the
Holocaust to screen its oppression of the Palestinians? In fact, how dare
Churchill be. . . well, Churchill, complete with his faux Native American
dress and arrogant, in-your-face certainties? As the Irascible Professor
points out in a recent posting, there are reasons to believe that he does
not, in fact, belong to any recognized Indian tribe and that he plays fast
and loose with the facts of Native American history. ...
Read all of Sanford Pinsker's guest commentary on Ward Churchill and those
like him at:
http://irascibleprofessor.com/comments-03-10-05.htm
Sincerely,
Dr. Mark H. Shapiro
Editor and Publisher
The Irascible Professor
http://irascibleprofessor.com
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