ByrdNick, 2 months ago to conservative

Should #classicalEducation appeal to politically #conservative people who are paranoid about #wokeism?

Does “#Western” thought heroize only White, male #Christians?

This longish piece in the #NewYorker sketches the history of #classical #ducation, its #progressive proponents (like #JohnDewey), its recent proponents on the right (like #RonDesantis), and more.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/18/have-the-liberal-arts-gone-conservative

#edu #history #philosophy #logic #religion #politics #USA

indianewswatch, 9 months ago to history

Who gets to write about Ambedkar?

Six new reappraisals show the gulf between Dalit-Bahujan and anglophone writing on B R Ambedkar. Harish S Wankhede writes.

#BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #biography #history #dalits #bahujan #ambedkarites #SocialJustice #caste #SavitaAmbedkar #DhananjayKeer #ChristopheJaffrelot #GailOmvedt #ValerianRodrigues #buddhism #JohnDewey #ScottRStroud #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ShashiTharoor #books #bookstodon #india #activism

https://www.himalmag.com/ambedkar-biography-caste-dalit-bahujan-savita-hindutva-gandhi-phule-buddha/