How did we get here?

Kathleen Lowrey on identity politics, wrongthink, matriarchal sea mammals, and whether universities are becoming bastions of Christian piety in our secular age

In March 2020, U of Alberta anthropology Professor Kathleen Lowrey was fired from the position of associate chair for undergraduate studies. The reason? A handful of students complained to the administration that her views are making them feel unsafe. It was the first time the higher ups at the U of A would encounter the word “TERF”, a derogatory term f…