grievance studies

English

Etymology

Coined by English literary critic Stefan Collini in 1999. Popularized in 2018 by James A. Lindsay, Peter Boghossian, and Helen Pluckrose, the perpetrators of the "grievance studies affair".

Noun

grievance studies (uncountable)

1. (derogatory) Academic fields that are perceived by critics as airing grievances with society rather than rigorously pursuing truth.

Usage notes

• Used in reference to disciplines such as gender studies, Black studies, feminist theory, postcolonialist theory, and critical race theory.

Translations

Translations

• Hindi: आक्षेपशास्त्र m (ākṣepśāstra), परिवादशास्त्र m (parivādśāstra), व्यथाशास्त्र m (vyathāśāstra)
• Marathi: आक्षेपशास्त्र m (ākṣepśāstra), परिवादशास्त्र m (parivādśāstra), व्यथाशास्त्र m (vyathāśāstra)
• Sanskrit: आक्षेपशास्त्र n (ākṣepaśāstra), परिवादशास्त्र n (parivādaśāstra), व्यथाशास्त्र n (vyathāśāstra)
• Swedish: kränkthetsstudier (sv) c pl