I think you start mucking around in muddy waters when you make assumptions like that. They're way too general and don't take into account a whole host of factors such as why African Americans Studies was created as a field in the first place, which disciplines are more acceptable of difference, etc. Follow my line of thinking. This would be great as a real discussion. On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Heather Stein wrote: > I have always assumed that if an institution is looking for someone who is > learned in the field of African-American Studies (insert specialty group > here) that the institution would accept anyone with that knowledge. It is > probable that 99% of those that apply would be African-American since I > would imagine 99% of African-American Studies students are African > American. I don't believe it precludes you from applying however. > > Heather > Dwandalyn (Dwan) Reece King Performance Studies Dept., NYU [log in to unmask] 914-681-9264