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Oxford University Might Scrap ‘Colonialist’ Musical Notation From Curriculum: Report

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Oxford University Might Scrap ‘Colonialist’ Musical Notation From Curriculum: Report
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Professors at Oxford University are reportedly considering removing “colonialist” Western musical notation from the curriculum in an attempt to purge “white hegemony” from the oldest English-speaking university in the world.

“Academics are deconstructing the university’s music offering after facing pressure to ‘decolonise’ the curriculum following the Black Lives Matter protests,” according internal documents obtained by The Telegraph. Black Lives Matter protests spread to the United Kingdom after engulfing the United States following the death of George Floyd last May.

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