Where do we begin? Research as a concept and what it means to us
Since the very start of the semester, Arts Scholars has raised one central question: ...
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Dispassionate Academia – An argument for the reinsertion of ourselves into our research
One of the first things I was taught about academic writing is that it is neutral. Using personal...
Read MoreEmpathy for Debate and Positionality
When we engage in debate, it is important to acknowledge that our emotional responses come from our experiences and our origins. This reveals the need for empathy in understanding our differences not as an objective truth which only one has discovered but as co-existent interpretations that deserve understanding and compromise if we are ever to diverge from the hostility that seems to be the focus of much modern political discourse.
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Labels and Positionality
Of all the sessions we had this year, one of the most impactful for me was Dr. Madhavi...
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On the Importance of Representative Diversity in Scholarly History
Tension between the celebration and criticism of war is advanced by motives informed by oppositely different experiences of the same shared history. Especially in a multicultural society that has been framed by colonial values, such diversity is necessary to adequately represent minority perspectives within dominant institutions.
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