Major UK university to remove term 'Anglo-Saxon' to 'decolonize' curriculum
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A major university in England is reportedly distancing itself from the term "Anglo-Saxon" out of concern it evokes an exclusive racial identity that could evoke nationalism.
In addition, the same source also reported that a module within the program titled "Research Methods in Viking and Anglo-Saxon Studies" has had the "Anglo-Saxon" term removed in favor of "Early Medieval English." It also claimed that English literature module "A Tale of Seven Kingdoms: Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age England from Bede to Alfred the Great" was also renamed "Early medieval England from Bede to Alfred the Great." Alexander Hall is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Alexander.hall@fox.com.
Anglo-Saxons aren’t the only identity being scrutinized either. "The university has also said it is seeking to ‘problematize the term ‘Viking’’ in its tuition," the Telegraph reported, noting that "It comes amid concerns over the connections of ‘race, empire, Nazism" to Norse culture and mythology.’"