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Showing posts with label Individual thought. Show all posts
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Friday, December 8, 2023

Elizabeth Rata: In Defence of the Liberal University and against Indigenisation


The suppression of individual thought in our universities spills over into society, threatening free speech everywhere.

Indigenising New Zealand's universities is well underway, presumably with the agreement of University Councils and despite the absence of public discussion. Indigenising, under the broader umbrella of decolonisation, involves incorporating the post-1975 principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, inserting the traditional beliefs and practices of matauranga Māori into all areas of university life, and including Māori nomenclature and observances in university operations.