Great of you to say this, and it's also cool to speak to James C. Scott's work. Such a great thinker on authority. Mainstream White culture is deeply alienated and arrogant, and the superficial engagement with people and their humanity is a pillar of that. I see you resisting this everywhere, and I have so much respect for how you deal with the structures of power at UBC. For most people, there's a process of conformity to this alienation and arrogance that's part of graduating to these levels, and it's a requirement because the people who are choosing who's granted access are the people who already have access. They aren't chosen by the people they're supposed to serve. Hence, the diversity represented is tokenistic, not substantial. These institutions wouldn't have such a uniform pattern of error if it worked the other way around!
I’m very appreciative of these insights. To become aware of our blinders is a marvelous pursuit - and of structure as it reinforces behaviors. The very operating rules and presentation modes of advisory councils, boards and executive governance hold us hostage and keep us from authentic communication.
Great of you to say this, and it's also cool to speak to James C. Scott's work. Such a great thinker on authority. Mainstream White culture is deeply alienated and arrogant, and the superficial engagement with people and their humanity is a pillar of that. I see you resisting this everywhere, and I have so much respect for how you deal with the structures of power at UBC. For most people, there's a process of conformity to this alienation and arrogance that's part of graduating to these levels, and it's a requirement because the people who are choosing who's granted access are the people who already have access. They aren't chosen by the people they're supposed to serve. Hence, the diversity represented is tokenistic, not substantial. These institutions wouldn't have such a uniform pattern of error if it worked the other way around!
I’m very appreciative of these insights. To become aware of our blinders is a marvelous pursuit - and of structure as it reinforces behaviors. The very operating rules and presentation modes of advisory councils, boards and executive governance hold us hostage and keep us from authentic communication.