Marc Becker
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Marc Becker is an associate professor of Latin American Studies
at Truman State University
.
Becker is a co-founder of NativeWeb, an internet resource that compiles information about indigenous peoples around the world.
Becker has published a book and several articles on José Carlos Mariátegui
. Currently most of his academic work is on Indigenous
movements in the South American country of Ecuador
.
Becker was mentioned in the rightwing tome The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America
because he, and Historians Against the War
opposed the United States' war in Iraq
.
Becker responded:
Latin American Studies
Latin American studies is an academic discipline dealing with the study of Latin America and Latin Americans.-Definition:Latin American studies critically examines the history, culture, politics, and experiences of Latin Americans in Latin America and often also elsewhere .Latin American studies...
at Truman State University
Truman State University
Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri, United States and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 6,000 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in...
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Becker is a co-founder of NativeWeb, an internet resource that compiles information about indigenous peoples around the world.
Becker has published a book and several articles on José Carlos Mariátegui
José Carlos Mariátegui
José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira was a Peruvian journalist, political philosopher, and activist. A prolific writer before his early death at age 35, he is considered one of the most influential Latin American socialists of the 20th century...
. Currently most of his academic work is on Indigenous
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
movements in the South American country of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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Becker was mentioned in the rightwing tome The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America
The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America
The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America is a 2006 book by conservative American author and policy advocate David Horowitz...
because he, and Historians Against the War
Historians Against the War
Historians Against the War is a network of history teachers, scholars, and activists seeking to bring historical analysis to bear on U.S. foreign policy and its social/political impact.-HAW Statements:...
opposed the United States' war in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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Becker responded:
Stunned. I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy! (Think Wayne's World) … Academic freedom is like muscles in that if we don't use it, it begins to decay … Horowitz wants to intimidate people like me who oppose imperialism and neoliberal economic policies into being quiet. If we are quiet, than we have lost our academic freedom. (Marc Becker Homepage).