Dead white men
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| - | '''Dead white males''' or '''Dead White European Males''' ('''DWEM''') is a derisive term referring to a tradition of thought and pedagogy, like the [[Great Books]] focus of [[educational essentialism]] and [[Educational perennialism]], which is believed to stress the importance and contributions of individual [[European]] [[males]] from the past, while largely ignoring other forces (economic or social, for example) or other groups of people (for example, individuals of non-European descent, and women). | + | '''Dead white males''' or '''Dead White European Males''' ('''DWEM''') is a derisive term referring to a tradition of thought and pedagogy, like the [[Great Books]] focus of [[educational essentialism]] and [[Educational perennialism]], which is believed to stress the importance and contributions of individual [[European]] [[males]] from the past, while largely ignoring other forces (economic or social, for example) or other groups of people (for example, individuals of non-European descent, and women). whit |
| Some of those most often included in this definition include [[Plato]], [[Dante]], [[William Shakespeare]] and [[Isaac Newton]]. | Some of those most often included in this definition include [[Plato]], [[Dante]], [[William Shakespeare]] and [[Isaac Newton]]. | ||
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Dead white males or Dead White European Males (DWEM) is a derisive term referring to a tradition of thought and pedagogy, like the Great Books focus of educational essentialism and Educational perennialism, which is believed to stress the importance and contributions of individual European males from the past, while largely ignoring other forces (economic or social, for example) or other groups of people (for example, individuals of non-European descent, and women). whit
Some of those most often included in this definition include Plato, Dante, William Shakespeare and Isaac Newton.
Other typical "dead white males" include:
- Ancient Greek philosophers
- European explorers, conquistadors, and colonial administrators
- European mathematicians, philosophers, scientists, artists, and political figures
- European and American authors (especially those in the traditional Western canon)
- European "Classical" music composers
See also
- Anti-bias curriculum
- Identity politics
- Political correctness
- Postmodernism
- WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant)
- Missing white woman syndrome
- White man
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