Ban Anglo-Saxon? The Push to remove Anglo-Saxons from academic discourse
Nov 3, 2019
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There is a terrible new development in Medievalism. A push from activists to completely ban the use of the word Anglo-Saxon. It started with grievance monger Rambaran-Olm complaining that Anglo-Saxon is exclusionary and that AS studies are too white. Her blogs and complaints resulted in the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists (ISAS) agreeing to change its name.