Glossary And Sector Terms For Anti-Racism and Inclusion

This page contains resources that look at language as part of an anti-racist and inclusive practice. These resources are starting points for the interrogation of language commonly used within the heritage sector and recognise that language will continue to evolve. 

This glossary from The Anti-Racist Educator contains working definitions of terms used to talk about racism and support your anti-racist work. 

Words Matter: An Unfinished Guide To Word Choices In The Cultural Sector composed by the National Museum for World Cultures (Tropenmuseum, Afrikamuseum, Museum Volkenkunde, Wereldmuseum). 

This resource considers potentially sensitive words used in the museum sector. It begins with a series of articles examining the context of language used within the sector and it ends with a glossary of sensitive terms and suggestions for alternative words. 

Guidance on non-discriminatory language for cultural heritage professionals. Produced by Carissa Chew. 

A glossary collated by the Curatorial Research Centre which attempts to identify and understand the different ways and places in which anti-racism work is taking place. 

An article that looks at what is unsettling about the term ‘decolonization’ when used as a metaphor, written by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang.