Thanks, Prakash, for that excellent contribution to this discussion. It’s a timely piece that sheds light on an uncomfortable/inconvenient truth about the origins of the movement that spurred our field. We would be wise not to forget it.
In the spirit of thinking about diversity more broadly, I’d also like to note that other disciplines have begun reckoning with their own troubled pasts, as evidenced by critiques in computer science of the famed “Turing Test” (Turing 1950) and Searle’s (1980) “Chinese Room” argument. These illustrative thought experiments, intended to probe whether or not computational systems could replicate human-like intelligence, have recently come under fire for being sexist (in the case of the former) and racist (in the case of the latter). Thinking about, designing, and analyzing institutions intended to improve life on this planet requires a sustained commitment to diversity and inclusiveness, issues that seem to be having a(n overdue) moment in this country. Thanks to everyone for pushing this conversation forward. Best, Josh Joshua C. Gellers, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of Political Science + Public Admin. University of North Florida 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2020, at 11:21 PM, Prakash Kashwan <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Colleagues, The following piece in the Conversation speaks to some of the recent discussions we have had here. It is a challenging topic -- colleagues at the Conversation and I worked hard to walk a delicate line. 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