Old Westbury Review. Volume 1 No. 2
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Issue Date
1986-09
Authors
Taves, Michael
Publisher
State University of New York College at Old Westbury
Keywords
Old Westbury Review , Faculty Publication , Faculty Scholarship , SUNY Old Westbury , C.O.W. , College at Old Westbury
Abstract
Welcome to the second issue. Our main purpose is to reinstate a
classical tradition in terms of the role of the intellectual and of scholarship
in society: to offer art and critique of relevance and value to the
concerned citizen. This attitude requires an openly analytic and critical
posture that offers creative interpretation, and suggests strategies of
ideological and structural transformation.
Each issue focuses on a specific topic. We expect that authors will
provide an analysis that transcends or challenges the rigid boundaries
that constrict the way we see and interpret social reality. Moreover, we
will encourage debate and comparison that crosses intellectual, cultural
and national borders.
We encourage contributors to take a position which is independent
and self-conscious of the common assumptions of social opinion. As a
journal of "critical opinion", our task is to offer material which is more
than mere reportage or traditional research. Rather, we seek material
which is both critical of commonly-held and unquestioned assumptions
and offers an opinionated interpretation of the problem at hand.
We seek to restore opinion to its rightful place in scholarly, political
and cultural discourse.
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