The International Society of Anglo-Saxonists needs to change its name to acknowledge that the term Anglo-Saxon is widely used in racist rhetoric. Be accountable and acknowledge that. Changing the name doesn't make you any less of a scholar. #medievaltwitter #ASS #shakerace
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I understand & am so sorry that the conference has been a hostile space. We will be trying our best to include diverse voices, even if that means bringing some in virtually. We were fortunate to have a diverse (in various ways) panel for our 2018 session (https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imcarchive/2018/sessions/401/ …)
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I don't want to claim for a moment that trying to get to grips with our IMC strand name in any way 'fixes' the wider challenges, exclusions and hostilities in our field and scholarly community. I'm only trying to start with something I feel I can do, following the lead of others.
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