I came from a rich, racist town, and I did not expect to be confronted w/ the topic of race in medieval studies. MOST PEOPLE AREN'T.
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But thank god I did, right? With
@dorothyk98's guidance, I started really examining how race functioned in medieval text & in my life.1 reply 6 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
So I was thrilled, 5 years after I graduated
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She wrote an awesome blog about the moral obligation of medievalists to disavow white supremacy in their classrooms http://www.inthemedievalmiddle.com/2017/08/teaching-medieval-studies-in-time-of.html?m=1 …
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Which was then brutally mocked by a UChicago senior colleague. I won't link that post bc it's racist and belittles
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That UChicago prof has connections with Milo (you know the one), who then discussed it on HIS site. Which reaches his network...
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... of white supremacists whose modus operandi is doxing and vicious racist abuse.
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As a Vassar alumna, I am going to write to
@vassar's new president and urge her to support@dorothyk98 in every possible public forum1 reply 6 retweets 15 likesShow this thread -
I urge you to do the same. Even if you're not a scholar or an alum. I want
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You can use this letter by
@Lollardfish as a model:http://www.thismess.net/2017/09/in-support-of-dr-dorothy-kim.html …1 reply 4 retweets 8 likesShow this thread
Thanks Laura.
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