intellectualism
noun
in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism
ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wə-ˌli-zəm 
-chə-ˌli-,
-shwə-ˌli-,
-chü(-ə)-ˌli-
: devotion to the exercise of intellect or to intellectual pursuits
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That map signals political consciousness, in sync with the wave of Pan-African intellectualism also driving film director Spike Lee and rappers like Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions.
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Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
This collection presents seven of Sontag’s writings on gender and sexuality, including a critique of Leni Riefenstahl’s films, a notable exchange with Adrienne Rich on intellectualism in the feminist movement and more.
—New York Times, 23 June 2023
These initiatives support some of the organization’s goals, which include increasing visibility and promotion of Caribbean writers and to positively impact the community’s understanding of Caribbean culture and intellectualism through literary works.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Sep. 2022
Wishes are all fine & good, but the great accomplishments of human intellectualism are systems of the world which map onto that world, not systems of the world which construct mythical conceptual superstructures.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2012
In this series, each contributor trusts their tastes and thinks with and through the music to tell a story of unexpected connections and embodied intellectualism.
—Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
The details of the argument, and his more general worry about the state of his society, are less important than the fact that there has been a persistent and widening chasm in perception, and often in reality, between the two antipodes of intellectualism, the humanities and science.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2013
The schools became centers of scholarship and intellectualism, turning out most of the nation’s Black doctors, teachers, and judges and boasting alumni such as Martin Luther King Jr., filmmaker Spike Lee, writer Toni Morrison, and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democratic senator from Georgia.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2021
Hollywood prefers to depict Monroe as a cautionary tale, rather than showcasing her sensitivity as a poet, her intellectualism as a voracious reader, her ferocity in beating 20th Century Fox in court, and her creativity and ambition in founding her own production company.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
This collection presents seven of Sontag’s writings on gender and sexuality, including a critique of Leni Riefenstahl’s films, a notable exchange with Adrienne Rich on intellectualism in the feminist movement and more.
—New York Times, 23 June 2023
These initiatives support some of the organization’s goals, which include increasing visibility and promotion of Caribbean writers and to positively impact the community’s understanding of Caribbean culture and intellectualism through literary works.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Sep. 2022
Wishes are all fine & good, but the great accomplishments of human intellectualism are systems of the world which map onto that world, not systems of the world which construct mythical conceptual superstructures.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2012
In this series, each contributor trusts their tastes and thinks with and through the music to tell a story of unexpected connections and embodied intellectualism.
—Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
The details of the argument, and his more general worry about the state of his society, are less important than the fact that there has been a persistent and widening chasm in perception, and often in reality, between the two antipodes of intellectualism, the humanities and science.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2013
The schools became centers of scholarship and intellectualism, turning out most of the nation’s Black doctors, teachers, and judges and boasting alumni such as Martin Luther King Jr., filmmaker Spike Lee, writer Toni Morrison, and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democratic senator from Georgia.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2021
Hollywood prefers to depict Monroe as a cautionary tale, rather than showcasing her sensitivity as a poet, her intellectualism as a voracious reader, her ferocity in beating 20th Century Fox in court, and her creativity and ambition in founding her own production company.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
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