Tag: International Society of Anglo-Saxonists
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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…