119. DECOLONISING DECOLONISATION - Why Diversifying Reading Lists Isn’t Enough

May 23, 2022 by DaN McKee in History, Education, Culture, Philosophy Unleashed, Philosophy, School, Black Lives Matter, Racism, Politics

“I found myself asking the obvious next question: is our own British colonialism taught openly and honestly in British schools?”

May 23, 2022 /DaN McKee

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97. BLACK HISTORY MONTH - On Tackling My Continuing Blind Spots

October 11, 2021 by DaN McKee in Black Lives Matter, Education, Identity, LGBTQ, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Racism

“As it is Black History Month here in the UK I thought it would be worth remembering the most influential black philosopher in my own life so far - the young, black, A-level student of mine from about six years ago who asked me a simple question to which I had an embarrassingly limited answer: “are there any black philosophers?”“

October 11, 2021 /DaN McKee

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ignore this :-)