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Oxford students accused of hypocrisy after 'alarming' lack of prominent BAME figures in their essays
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Dec 27, 2018, 12:53:22 PM12/27/18
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/12/21/oxford-students-accused-
hypocrisy-alarming-lack-prominent-bame/
Oxford history students have been accused of hypocrisy after they largely
failed to mention any prominent black figures in their essays on post-
colonialism, despite protests over Rhodes Must Fall.
Professors complained that “we are supposedly in the midst of a
consciousness raising era as exemplified by Rhodes Must Fall”, yet
students barely mentioned anyone from Black, Asian and minority ethnic
(BAME) backgrounds.
History dons noted that the most popular exam question last year was “How
useful is the term post-colonial in understanding Britain since 1947?” but
scripts were “almost universally devoid of First Class quality”.
The lack of BAME figures in the essays was “downright alarming”, according
to the examiner reports. Professors said that students were preoccupied
with the “decolonisation” narrative, and there was little discussions
about how immigrants have shaped life in modern Britain.
Oxford University has previously refused to give into calls from the
“Rhodes Must Fall” campaign to tear down a statue of Cecil Rhodes from
Oriel College over his links with Britain’s colonial past.
In recent years, Oxford students have become increasingly vocal about the
need to “decolonise” curriculum so that it is less dominated by western,
white men, and includes more female and BAME figures.
Earlier this year, the Oxford student activist group Common Ground held an
event titled “Decolonising the History curriculum”.
The event, publicised on the History Faculty’s website, was part of a
symposium which included a “de-colonial tour” of the Pitt Rivers museum.
Professors said that they had hoped students would use this question to
discuss the legacy of Britons from black and ethnic backgrounds.
But they noted: “There were no BAME actors. No Meera Syal, no Lenny Henry
(whose career has seen remarkable change), no Idris Elba.
“A similar point can be made about art and literature. No mention of
Benjamin Zephaniah or Chris Ofili (or again Steve McQueen) , no mention of
Zadie Smith, Hanif Kureishi, Andrea Levy (all best sellers, all adapted
for prime time television) or Monica Ali.
“Popular music in these essays was invisible but it was implied it had
stopped somewhere around Tommy Steele. No Reggae, no Two-Tone, no Northern
Soul, no Bhangra influences, no Grime.”
Examiners acknowledge that the students who are the most conscious about
decolonising the curriculum may not have taken this particular paper. They
say that students might object “but this wasn’t in the reading” or “this
wasn’t in the lectures”, which they say is “not unfair”, but add that none
of the information is hard to find.
Academics also complained that a question about protectionism before and
after the Wall Street Crash “inadvertently and worryingly” revealed that
many history undergraduates “don’t seem to understand what the word
‘protectionism’ means”.
Professors have previously used examiner reports to lament students’
“basic common sense” in essays, adding that some found it “difficult to
express their thoughts in writing” and spoke as if they were a “bloke down
the pub”.
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Oxford history students have been accused of hypocrisy after they largely
failed to mention any prominent black figures in their essays on post-
colonialism, despite protests over Rhodes Must Fall.
Professors complained that “we are supposedly in the midst of a
consciousness raising era as exemplified by Rhodes Must Fall”, yet
students barely mentioned anyone from Black, Asian and minority ethnic
(BAME) backgrounds.
History dons noted that the most popular exam question last year was “How
useful is the term post-colonial in understanding Britain since 1947?” but
scripts were “almost universally devoid of First Class quality”.
The lack of BAME figures in the essays was “downright alarming”, according
to the examiner reports. Professors said that students were preoccupied
with the “decolonisation” narrative, and there was little discussions
about how immigrants have shaped life in modern Britain.
Oxford University has previously refused to give into calls from the
“Rhodes Must Fall” campaign to tear down a statue of Cecil Rhodes from
Oriel College over his links with Britain’s colonial past.
In recent years, Oxford students have become increasingly vocal about the
need to “decolonise” curriculum so that it is less dominated by western,
white men, and includes more female and BAME figures.
Earlier this year, the Oxford student activist group Common Ground held an
event titled “Decolonising the History curriculum”.
The event, publicised on the History Faculty’s website, was part of a
symposium which included a “de-colonial tour” of the Pitt Rivers museum.
Professors said that they had hoped students would use this question to
discuss the legacy of Britons from black and ethnic backgrounds.
But they noted: “There were no BAME actors. No Meera Syal, no Lenny Henry
(whose career has seen remarkable change), no Idris Elba.
“A similar point can be made about art and literature. No mention of
Benjamin Zephaniah or Chris Ofili (or again Steve McQueen) , no mention of
Zadie Smith, Hanif Kureishi, Andrea Levy (all best sellers, all adapted
for prime time television) or Monica Ali.
“Popular music in these essays was invisible but it was implied it had
stopped somewhere around Tommy Steele. No Reggae, no Two-Tone, no Northern
Soul, no Bhangra influences, no Grime.”
Examiners acknowledge that the students who are the most conscious about
decolonising the curriculum may not have taken this particular paper. They
say that students might object “but this wasn’t in the reading” or “this
wasn’t in the lectures”, which they say is “not unfair”, but add that none
of the information is hard to find.
Academics also complained that a question about protectionism before and
after the Wall Street Crash “inadvertently and worryingly” revealed that
many history undergraduates “don’t seem to understand what the word
‘protectionism’ means”.
Professors have previously used examiner reports to lament students’
“basic common sense” in essays, adding that some found it “difficult to
express their thoughts in writing” and spoke as if they were a “bloke down
the pub”.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
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