Diversity's False Solace Summary

Author: Walter Benn Michaels is the chair of the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago teaching literary theory, and American literature. Michaels has also has multiple essays and books published such as Against Theory, The shape of the Signifier, and Diversity's False Solace

Title: Diversity’s False Solace. The title of the piece comes from the point the author is attempting to convey to the reader, said claim is colleges use race based affirmative action as to create diversity, but at the same time remove a calling for socioeconomic class based affirmative action. The lack of diversity among class level is what's hiding behind race diversity thus showing how diversity in higher education is missing a huge component.

Publication Info Diversity’s False Solace, Walter Benn Michaels, New York Times, 2004. This

This front then prevents many from getting into many colleges while keeping the public happy with a cover up.

Purpose: Michaels has published his claim as he wishes to reveal how he sees the purpose of affirmative action in higher education as a front of racial diversity to hide the lack of any class based affirmative action leaving little opportunity for the very low income. Michaels express great satisfaction in how he see affirmative action used basically allowing the rich to triumph while looking like everything is fine and diverse.

Audience : The audience of Michael's writing is those involved with colleges namely faculty students and parents of those students, Students and parents who will be dealing with colleges admission soon or not so soon, and those who might not necessarily think of college as a