Andy Goss wrote:
"However, it is also
important to think of your audience when saying things in
the modern day; this is why I'd be willing to bet you
won't see Birth of a Nation showing up in a film study
class at Howard, for example."
It is one thing
to think of your audience when saying things. But by
your logic in this last sentence, I guess this means
people at Yeshiva University never look at Nazi
propaganda when studying the Holocaust? Might Howard
University students look at "Birth of a Nation" from a
context of racism, its historical significance, or even
its cinematographic innovations?
In sum, I
believe the above statement gives less credit to the
academic intentions of Howard University or any
minority-based college professors and students than they
deserve.
-Adam Fine