Macaulayism
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Macaulayism
The effect of a cultural bomb is to annihilate a people's belief in their names, in their languages, in their environment, in their heritage of struggle, in their unity, in their capacities and ultimately in themselves. It makes them see their past as one wasteland of non-achievement and it makes them want to distance themselves from that... See more
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Theory before ‘theory’ notes
The origin of the English major? Many factors, but mostly, it was a way to serve the middle-class/give them an advantage without redistribution of wealth and maintaining the political status quo.
Beginning theory notes
Seen as a replacement for religion, English became the substitute as a way to moralize the lower classes
... See moreThe prioritization of English and widely spoken European languages in AI development contributes to an asymmetrical information hierarchy, where marginalized voices are either underrepresented or misinterpreted. Some scholars interpret this dynamic as a contemporary manifestation of colonial practices in which dominant cultures impose their values... See more