Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2021 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Twilight Project Fellows Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL <a href="https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2021/05/a-look-inside-middleburys-activist-culture">See full article</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A look inside Middlebury’s activist culture Subject The topic of the resource The author summarizes the plethora of forms of student activism that have taken place in the 2020-21 academic year. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tony Sjodin Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Campus Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/13/2021 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tony Sjodin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant "Activists at Middlebury have spent the last year creating mutual aid networks, educating peers about anti-racism, and fighting for a myriad of reforms both on-campus and from their homes across the country. While the pandemic limited in-person events, organizers saw their work become more urgent than ever as the effects of Covid-19 disproportionately impacted marginalized communities and exacerbated existing social inequities" "In recent years, activism on campus has not been a rare sight. The invitation of Charles Murray, whose work the Southern Poverty Law Center says features racist pseudoscience and white nationalist ideology, sparked campus-wide protests in 2017. In spring 2019, students also prepared to protest the invitation of Ryszard Legutko, a Polish politician known for making homophobic remarks, before the college canceled the event out of a concern for 'safety risks.' In October 2020, organizers used digital protest tactics during a Zoom debate titled 'Was America Founded on Slavery?', with some turning their profile pictures into a photo of the debate poster with the answer 'YES.' across it." "Middlebury really wants to have this image of supporting student activists and being really progressive and innovative, and honestly a lot of what that looks like is taking credit for a lot of student activists’ work while actually making student activism really hard to do” - Leif Taranta ’20.5" campus culture COVID-19 Ryszard Legutko slavery student activism student life