Tag: Anglo-Saxon
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Cambridge University’s Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Changes Curriculum to Address Racism Concerns
Cambridge University’s Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic is changing its curriculum to teach students that identities like Anglo-Saxon are “constructed and contingent” in an effort to make its instruction more anti-racist. The department aims to “dismantle the basis of myths of nationalism” and address concerns over the term’s perceived connection to ethnic or racial…
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Cambridge University to Teach Students that Identities Like Anglo-Saxon are “Constructed and Contingent”
Cambridge University has announced that it will be teaching students that identities such as Anglo-Saxon are “constructed and contingent” as part of an effort to make its instruction more “anti-racist.” The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic hopes to “dismantle the basis of myths of nationalism” and acknowledges “recent concerns over use of the term…
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Cambridge University to Teach Students that Identities like Anglo-Saxon are “Constructed and Contingent”
Cambridge University is set to teach its students that identities such as Anglo-Saxon are “constructed and contingent” as part of an effort to make its instruction more “anti-racist.” The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic hopes to “dismantle the basis of myths of nationalism” and address “recent concerns over use of the term ‘Anglo-Saxon’ and…