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Why These Professors Are Warning Against Promoting the Work of Straight, White Men
Washington Post ^ | July 16 | Kristine PhillipS

Posted on 07/17/2017 1:22:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Academics and scholars must be mindful about using research done by only straight, white men, according to two scientists who argued that it oppresses diverse voices and bolsters the status of already privileged and established white male scholars.

Geographers Carrie Mott and Daniel Cockayne argued in a recent paper that doing so also perpetuates what they call “white heteromasculinism,” which they defined as a “system of oppression” that benefits only those who are “white, male, able-bodied, economically privileged, heterosexual, and cisgendered.” (Cisgendered describes people whose gender identity matches their birth sex.)

Mott, a professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Cockayne, who teaches at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, argued that scholars or researchers disproportionately cite the work of white men, thereby unfairly adding credence to the body of knowledge they offer while ignoring the voices of other groups, like women and black male academics. Although citation seems like a mundane practice, the feminist professors argue that citing someone's work has implications on his or her ability to be hired, get promoted and obtain tenured status, among others.

“This important research has drawn direct attention to the continued underrepresentation and marginalization of women, people of color. … To cite narrowly, to only cite white men … or to only cite established scholars, does a disservice not only to researchers and writers who are othered by white heteromasculinism …," they wrote in the paper published recently in the journal Gender, Place and Culture.

Mott and Cockayne did not immediately respond to questions from The Washington Post, but Mott told Campus Reform last week that they decided to write about citation practices after observing that research done by white men are relied upon more heavily than those done by experts from other backgrounds.

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To: bkopto

I think most Jewish people do consider themselves white, although some might not. Mr. Ignatiev is a bit of a loon. He also believes Irish people weren’t white.


21 posted on 07/17/2017 2:29:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: bkopto
And note that jews don’t consider themselves white.

Which is a hilarious example of denial.
22 posted on 07/17/2017 2:33:00 PM PDT by farming pharmer (www.sterlingheightsreport.com)
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To: Frank_2001

I’ll see your cisgender patriach and raise you one proud heteromasculinist!

Kinda like that term, never mind where it came from. FWIW I’m also a proud heterosexist.

;^)


23 posted on 07/17/2017 2:42:04 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

This is beginning to remind me of anti-semitism.


24 posted on 07/17/2017 2:53:06 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: nickcarraway

No matter what the titular alma mater, they are all graduates of The Frankfurt School.


25 posted on 07/17/2017 4:09:31 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
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To: nickcarraway
No straight white guys?

Who's gonna pull the the ever growing wagon of "victims" and "lay abouts"?

26 posted on 07/17/2017 4:33:49 PM PDT by dancusa ( Trump Wins! Obama's 8 years of a kindergarten class trip is over. The adults are in charge now..)
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To: nickcarraway

Perhaps that is because since George Washington Carver and Marie Curie there just haven’t been any woman or minority scientists worth citing.


27 posted on 07/17/2017 11:56:08 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: 5th MEB
Perhaps that is because since George Washington Carver...

I am proud to be a fellow alum (Iowa State)

28 posted on 07/18/2017 12:13:07 AM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea ((I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders))
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To: nickcarraway
does a disservice not only to researchers and writers who are othered by white heteromasculinism

"Othered"... by white male scientists... who simply do their job and increase the base of knowledge for mankind...

So the apparent problem is that white males DO THINGS... and they must stop... for "Social Justice"... or else non-whites and non-males might feel left out.

Un-freaking-real.

29 posted on 07/18/2017 5:47:52 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: IWontSubmit

You don’t like your antisemitic anti-Israel activist buddy?


30 posted on 08/28/2017 7:35:26 PM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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To: nickcarraway

‘Cisgendered’ is just a made-up derogatory term for ‘normal’.


31 posted on 08/28/2017 7:41:28 PM PDT by Bob (Damn, the democrats haven't been this upset since Republicans freed their slaves.)
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