Institutionalizing 'Critical Woke Studies'

A coordinated academic project is forming to treat 'woke' as a legitimate object of scientific study, complete with conferences, a manifesto, an edited volume, and fundraising; its goal is to create a rival research canon and protect work on formerly taboo topics. This is not just criticism but an attempt to build disciplinary infrastructure (publishers, conferences, graduate pipelines) that normalizes heterodox questions. — If successful, this institutional push will reshape what questions social scientists pursue and who gets hired and funded, altering public narratives about race, gender, inequality and the legitimacy of mainstream social science.