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  • “Decolonising Math”: Durham University Asks Professors to Consider the Race of Mathematicians Before Relying on their Work

    04/13/2022 11:30:15 AM PDT · by blam · 58 replies
    jonathanturley.org ^ | 4-13-2022 | Jonathan Turley
    We previously discussed the view of University of Rhode Island and Director of Graduate Studies of History Erik Loomis that “Science, statistics, and technology are all inherently racist.” Others have agreed with that view, including denouncing math as racist or a “tool of whiteness.” Now, as part of its “decolonization” efforts, Durham University is calling on professors in the math department to ask themselves if they’re citing work from “mostly white or male” mathematicians. According to the Telegraph and The College Fix a guide instructs faculty that “decolonising the mathematical curriculum means considering the cultural origins of the mathematical concepts,...