DECOLONISATION Decolonising Science Helen Pluckrose, Guest Post. "STEM Needs No 'Decolonization': Dismantle the (Entirely Western) Concept of 'Decolonization'," Jussim, Lee, Unsafe Science. Science, February 9, 2023, https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/stem-needs-no-decolonization, accessed February 10, 2023. MODES OF QUESTIONING EDI-RELATED POLICY, PROGRAMMES, INITIATIVES, AND DISCOURSE. Humour/Woke Maher, Bill. "New Rule: A Woke Revolution," Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO), Feb … Continue reading Friday Reading List. 10/02/2023
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Adding some nuance to the concepts of Ageism and Adultism. (Or, how the suffix ‘-ism’ can sometimes make mountains out of molehills.)
Author: Pamela Lindsay Category: Inclusive Language Our current fetish for identifying isms often leads to the rebranding of ordinary social phenomena as extraordinary. This rebranding includes the terminology used to describe these phenomena by morphing ordinary words into pretentious neologisms such as: ageism and adultism. Ageism was apparently coined in the 60s to describe negative … Continue reading Adding some nuance to the concepts of Ageism and Adultism. (Or, how the suffix ‘-ism’ can sometimes make mountains out of molehills.)