Articles by Nathan Pippenger

April 17, 2023

🦋 Language, diversity, and Ralph Ellison’s 'democratic vernacular'

Nathan Pippenger
Do democracies have to choose between diversity and social cohesion? The African-American writer Ralph Ellison spent his career resisting this false choice, arguing that the idea of a 'common culture' did not have to amount to assimilation. Nathan Pippenger argues that Ellison’s distinctive perspective on these issues holds important lessons for democracies today
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Nathan Pippenger
Assistant Professor of Political Science, US Naval Academy

Nathan is a political theorist who studies democracy, citizenship, and nationalism, with a special focus on American politics.

www.nathanpippenger.com

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