Dead white men
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"The culture of [[dead white men]], built on the bodies of silenced women and colonialized people of color, has become a weapon to keep living women of all races silent."--''[[In Harm's Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings]]'' by [[Catharine A. MacKinnon]], [[Andrea Dworkin]] | "The culture of [[dead white men]], built on the bodies of silenced women and colonialized people of color, has become a weapon to keep living women of all races silent."--''[[In Harm's Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings]]'' by [[Catharine A. MacKinnon]], [[Andrea Dworkin]] | ||
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[[Image:Plato and Aristotle in The School of Athens painting by Raphael.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Plato (left) and Aristotle (right), a detail of ''[[The School of Athens]]'', a fresco by [[Raphael]]. Aristotle gestures to the [[earth]], representing his belief in knowledge through empirical observation and experience, while holding a copy of his ''[[Nicomachean Ethics]]'' in his hand. Plato holds his ''[[Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]]'' and points his [[index finger]] to the [[heaven]]s, representing his belief in [[The Forms]]]] | [[Image:Plato and Aristotle in The School of Athens painting by Raphael.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Plato (left) and Aristotle (right), a detail of ''[[The School of Athens]]'', a fresco by [[Raphael]]. Aristotle gestures to the [[earth]], representing his belief in knowledge through empirical observation and experience, while holding a copy of his ''[[Nicomachean Ethics]]'' in his hand. Plato holds his ''[[Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]]'' and points his [[index finger]] to the [[heaven]]s, representing his belief in [[The Forms]]]] |
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"The culture of dead white men, built on the bodies of silenced women and colonialized people of color, has become a weapon to keep living women of all races silent."--In Harm's Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings by Catharine A. MacKinnon, Andrea Dworkin |
![Plato (left) and Aristotle (right), a detail of The School of Athens, a fresco by Raphael. Aristotle gestures to the earth, representing his belief in knowledge through empirical observation and experience, while holding a copy of his Nicomachean Ethics in his hand. Plato holds his Timaeus and points his index finger to the heavens, representing his belief in The Forms](/images/thumb/200px-Plato_and_Aristotle_in_The_School_of_Athens_painting_by_Raphael.jpg)
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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