Cornel West profile
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Cornel West

2nd June 1953 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Acting

Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the Department of Religion. West is known for his combination of political and moral insight and criticism and his contribution to the post-1960s civil rights movement. The bulk of his work focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness". West draws intellectual contributions from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, pragmatism and transcendentalism.

36 Movies 9 TV Shows 53 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Q&A 22nd May 2008 as Self - Panelist
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30 Rock 11th October 2006 as Cornel West