#RaceB4Race A thread on division & specialization of academic intellectual labor (filters are intact): Let's stop reinforcing whyte hegemonic notions of academic disciplines when it comes to premodern race. (I write this as Margo Hendricks/EM Eng lit)
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If this is an attempt to gain attention, you've done so. If this is an inquiry into how to become more actively engaged in the growth & expansion of initiatives like RaceB4Race, contact the initiative's board members or develop one yourself. 8/
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My questions: what is the value of sustaining the division and specialization of intellectual labor w/in Humanities, esp when it comes to critical race/indigenous studies? Why is it necessary to publicly disclaim an endeavor if your discipline isn't the 10/
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driving force behind the initiative? Why is there an de facto expectation that disciplinary inclusion has to be practiced by another discipline but not one's own? How do BIPOC scholars dismantle once and for all this structure? 11/
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RB4R is about "premodern race." Must we continue to default to linguistic/field-specific practices; shouldn't we dismantle the division & specialization of intellectual labor that RB4R is beginning to address? The BIPOC scholars who intiated RB4R aren't 12/
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the enemy. US academic failure to support non-English language research initiatives & scholars is the problem. Let's not wield disciplinary swords in the service of whyte academic hegemony. BIPOC scholars have been on the receiving end far too often. Fini/
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BTW this is something I've been thinking about lately. No need to @ me.
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