Wednesday, March 01, 2006
I watched a rather hilarious documentary about the controversy surrounding Martin Bernal's Black Athena, which was published in 1987. Having not yet read the book itself, I found the film disappointing, for it discussed nothing Bernal actually proposed, but rather presented snippets of discourse from classicists and proponents of Afrocentricity. I gained little insight into Bernal's theory or agenda. But I was at least entertained by the early nineties hairstyles and, of course, the learned British scholars who adamantly refuse to take advantage of modern dentistry.
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 3:53 PM]