“If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” If George Orwell had seen ahead to today’s scramble to make black —but not white —a proper no| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
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Woke was a war on whitey for his privilege and crimes, real or imagined. So let's celebrate the sheer pleasure of being alive and white| The Spectator World
Woke was a war on whitey for his privilege and crimes, real or imagined. So let's celebrate the sheer pleasure of being alive and white| The Spectator World
This is the final of three lectures I gave between July 9-13, 2019 as the Onassis Lecturerat the CANE Summer Institute held at Brown University. The theme of the institute was "E Pluribus Unum". The first lecture (on identities in the ancient Greek world) has been posted previously here. The second lecture (on Athenian anti-immigrant policies and ideas) has been posted previously here.| Classics at the Intersections
Over then next few weeks, I will be posting up the text and images from a series of lectured I gave between July 9-13, 2019 at the CANE Summer Institute held at Brown University. The theme of the institute was "E Pluribus Unum". I was invited as the Onassis Lecturer to give a three lecture series on the theme. The lectures focus on ancient Greece and move from a general overview of identity in the Greek world (e pluribus plures), then to a deep dive looking at Athenian rejection of broader id...| Classics at the Intersections
Source: Class 13 website My PhD research looks at the experiences of antiracism leaders in schools during the four years following the Post-George-Floyd-Moment. I also work freelance supporting peo…| tenpencemore
White Empire needs to keep creating Hitler everywhere, to distract from their own atrocities| indi.ca
This post was drafted in August of 2015. At the time I was concerned whether it was complete enough. Whether it said enough. On looking it over today I am struck by how this theme has continued to …| Horizons of Significance
eclecticcreative: Most White writers with questions, claiming the white bubble usually do the following. 1. OMG, the skin. And then after that the features. There is a fix for that. It’s called reading PoC fiction by PoCs. When you ask them, “Have you ever read a book by a PoC author in your genre?” The answer is usually, “No.” Or “I never thought of that.” Really??? You are writing about PoC, but have no intention of reading books and referencing books by PoC. No wonder you are...| Eclectic Creative
Such a white word. And often used for white women’s violence. “Why can’t you be nice?” Also used often in off-handed manner. “Isn’t that nice?”| Eclectic Creative
As Noel Ignatiev argued, there is a civil war going on in the mind of each working class white man. That war is between his working class consciousness and his white consciousness. Both are in a …| Black Orchid Collective
Over six years ago, I decided to run for the Council of the American Library Association because I wanted to see how the organization was run, Council being the Congress of the organization. Today,…| At The Intersection
Here is the text of my out of office message for tomorrow’s #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM: Subject: Away and Not Responding in observance of #ShutDownAcademia Today I am away from my desk and not…| At The Intersection
I’m in yet another diversity training. It could be today or yesterday or three years ago or probably two years hence. The timing doesn’t matter, the details don’t matter. The expe…| At The Intersection
I was up late one night contemplating slavery (as one does, especially as a Black American), and it hit me: The library profession is a plantation. At the top, we have the white people, the masters…| At The Intersection
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am a huge Star Wars fan. I saw The Force Awakens on its first night (i.e. the Thursday night preview) right after my 7:30 to 10 pm class. It was the last day of…| Muslim Reverie