The dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration has forced professors to reconsider how they teach the anthropology of development. Traditional critiques of development projects, focusing on cultural insensitivity and exacerbating issues, now resonate with the administration's justifications. The political appropriation of leftist critiques challenges university educators, as similar tensions exist in the field of science, where attacks on scientific authority mirror longstanding arguments about the influence of values on scientific research. This complicated landscape necessitates thoughtful approaches to these subjects in the classroom.
'As the USAID was dismantled under the Trump administration, the critiques of development projects that typically come from the left began to mirror some of the administration's rationales.'
'The political landscape surrounding topics such as development and science has transformed, raising challenges for university professors on how to teach contentious subjects in new contexts.'
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