Tag: Colonialism

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UC San Diego Launches Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Program

UC San Diego will run a new program in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies starting in the fall, according to university officials. It will offer UC San Diego’s first minor in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies. The program is in the Institute of Arts and Humanities, where 14 other programs – including African […]

September 21, 2020

Medieval Studies Struggles Against White Supremacist Elements in the Field

As the International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS) planned its 2019 convention in Kalamazoo, Michigan, scholars noticed a common theme among the rejected presentations: “Race and the Medieval,” “Decentering Privilege,” “How to be a White Ally in Medieval Studies 101,” “Globalizing Medieval Pedagogy,” “Translations of Power: Race, Class, and Gender Intersectionality in the Middle Ages” […]

March 18, 2020

GWU Student Prompts Discussion About Changing Colonials Nickname

Having the Colonials as George Washington University’s team name may inhibit students from having “inclusive” school spirit because the moniker could be associated with ethnophobia and oppression, said Hayley Margolis, a Student Association senator. Margolis said she wants to push the discussion about the Colonials nickname past a “casual conversation” and inform officials and students […]

February 15, 2019

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Genocide to Exodus: Why the Average Joe Should Care About Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico and the ongoing colonization of the island is nothing new. 1898 marks the official year in which the genocide of the Puerto Rican people became a legal act of the United States. Fast forward to today, we are in the same situation.

July 6, 2018

Manjapra Takes the Road Not Traveled While Studying Continental Colonization

Unlike many scholars, Dr. Kris Manjapra, a Diverse 2015 Emerging Scholar, has concentrated on interactions between German intellectuals and their South Asian peers while studying the Indian subcontinent during the colonial era.

January 25, 2015

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