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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Aug 31, 2024, 09:10 PM

Title: AS terminology dropped by university
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 31, 2024, 09:10 PM
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/31/anglo-saxon-cancelled-to-decolonise-university-courses/

Hmm....
Title: Re: AS terminology dropped by university
Post by: Jim Webster on Sep 01, 2024, 05:16 AM
Sayre's law. "In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake." By way of corollary, it adds: "That is why academic politics are so bitter."
Title: Re: AS terminology dropped by university
Post by: Imperial Dave on Sep 01, 2024, 05:25 AM
Succinctly put Jim...
Title: Re: AS terminology dropped by university
Post by: aligern on Sep 01, 2024, 08:04 AM
Apparently its the vanity of small differences that gets them going.