grievance studies
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English
Etymology
Coined by English literary critic Stefan Collini in 1999.[1] Popularized in 2018 by James A. Lindsay, Peter Boghossian, and Helen Pluckrose, the perpetrators of the "grievance studies affair".[2]
Noun
grievance studies (uncountable)
- (derogatory) Academic fields that are perceived by critics as airing grievances with society rather than rigorously pursuing truth.
Usage notes
- Used in reference to disciplines such as gender studies, Black studies, feminist theory, postcolonialist theory, and critical race theory.
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References
- ^ Stefan Collini (1999) “13. Grievance Studies: How Not to Do Cultural Criticism”, in English Pasts: Essays in History and Culture, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 252
- ^ Helen Pluckrose, James A. Lindsay, & Peter Boghossian (2018 October 2) “Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship”, in Areo Magazine, archived from the original on October 10, 2018