Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, academic, social activist, author, public intellectual,[1]and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. The son of a Baptist minister, West received his undergraduate education from Harvard University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1973, and received a Ph.D from Princeton University in 1980, becoming the first African American to graduate from Princeton with a Ph.D in philosophy.[2] He taught at Harvard in 2001 before leaving the school after a highly publicized dispute with then-president Lawrence Summers. He was Professor of African American Studies at Princeton[3][4] before leaving the school in 2011 to become Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at the Union Theological Seminary[5] in New York City. He has also spent time teaching at the University of Paris.
The bulk of West's work focuses on the role of race, gender, andclass in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness." West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, Marxism, neopragmatism, andtranscendentalism.[6][7][8][9] Among his most influential books areRace Matters (1994) and Democracy Matters (2004).
West is a frequent media commentator on political and social issues. He often appears on networks such as CNN, C-SPAN,MSNBC, Fox News and PBS and programs such as Real Time With Bill Maher, and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. [10] From 2010 through 2013, he co-hosted a radio program with Tavis Smiley, called Smiley and West.[11][12] He has also been featured in several documentaries, and made appearances in Hollywood filmsThe Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, also providing commentary for the films. He has also made several spoken wordand hip hop albums, and has been named MTV's Artist of the Week for his work.[13]
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