#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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With each RB4R event I've seen comments about its "Englishness". While the initiative is affiliated w/a research center. RB4R is not "the" center. RB4R reflects a long history of BIPOC scholars engaged in pre/early modern critical race studies. 2/
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Replying to @Elysabethgrace
to those persons I’m connected to here on twitter who may not know about the conference but are doing crt in historical periods that develop out of or intersect with premodern studies. If my post was the source of annoyance, I apologize. I felt frustrated when I wrote it 3/
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Replying to @BlackPhDE @Elysabethgrace
I think we can always do better and we will try to include more fields as the topic changes. It is a work in progress. It is an ongoing praxis. I hope you had some good breathing and community time though.
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Replying to @dorothyk98 @Elysabethgrace
Yes it was much easier the second day. I think it affirmed to me that being transparent and sincere are crucial to me as both an early career scholar and educator-activist.
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Also thank you for being so welcoming
@dorothyk98. I appreciate the hell out of your honesty.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
It was also fab to meet you in person.
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