bibliolater , to science group
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Great science, uncomfortable history: Sir Gustav Nossal and the long tail of eugenics

Dhoombak Goobgoowana has revealed the extensive influence of Nazi apologists, racists and massacre perpetrators in the history of the university – not referring to Nossal. It outlines how eugenic ideas about white superiority denigrated First Nations people, as well as non-white immigrants.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/30/great-science-uncomfortable-history-sir-gustav-nossal-and-the-long-tail-of-eugenics-ntwnfb

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Having a college education shapes women’s work and family trajectories—including their marriage, parenting, and employment patterns—but the effects of education differ among Black, Latina, and white women, according to new research.

Here are 4 key takeaways

https://www.prb.org/articles/college-shapes-black-white-and-latina-womens-work-and-family-lives-differently/

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kenthompson , to bookstodon group
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Tremor, by Teju Cole.
You are a photographer and academic (or maybe you are the reader? Hard to tell) from Africa, but also of the West in some ways, who is wondering if art is an artifact or alive (or both? Maybe neither?).
3 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈.
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