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) (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 ==== === References ===