Every now and then you go to an academic conference and actually run across people who take close reading literally.
Recent Articles
Monstrous Thesis @ MLA
It’s hard to say what is more astounding in academe: the projects academics get emotionally attached to or the odd disconnect their finished products have with reality.
Death of a Study
One of the ironies of the academic tendency to constantly renovate old disciplines is that yesterday’s modernists become today’s “Whatever became of?” question.
MLA’s Anti-Israeli Panel Goes Ballistic
In one of the better attended panel discussions, the MLA’s panel on academic boycott of Israeli universities was contentious and one-sided.
Syracuse Professor Studies Joni Mitchell
David Yaffe of Syracuse University headlined a sparsely-attended (eight people) panel discussion on “The Seventies in Black and White: A Soundtrack.“ Yaffe said that he and singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell “smoked a joint together” when he was interviewing her.
Environmental Activism in English Literature
He felt that he was “the Rip Van Winkle of the sustainability group” at the MLA and mentioned that twenty years ago, this was an issue at the MLA’s annual convention.
Academics Deconstruct Common Core
What do Diane Ravitch and the TEA party have in common?
13 Reasons Why the Modern Language Association was Lame
To commemorate the liberal Modern Language Association (MLA) conference, here is a summary in the form of 13 tweets! Enjoy! 1. The elevators took too long to get people places! Even if stairs are within…
Women Study MOOCs
The panel, titled “MOOCs, Boutique Subjects, and Marginal Approaches,” featured five college professors who expressed fear for the future of their humanities departments and courses because of the introduction of MOOCs, mostly from a feminist perspective.
Professors Scared of MOOCs
When asked whether the college system was broken and what factors contributed to both programs and pay getting cut by their colleges, several professors reacted with strong opinions.
Recent Articles
UW-Superior Cuts Classes
The University of Wisconsin at Superior actually cut courses and whole majors due to lack of interest.
State Lawmakers Investigate Harassment @ UNL
The recent bullying of a University of Nebraska student begs the question of whether academic freedom covers harassment.
Prisoners Beat Harvard in Debate
Maybe Ivy-covered walls don’t provide as good an education as prison walls.
Madness at McGill
Purging Jewish Students From the Israeli/Palestinian Debate
Feminist Prof Blames Masculinity for…
Just about everything.
Gender Studies Departments Twelve Times More Likely to Invite Pro-Israel Boycott BDS Speakers
AMCHA Initiative announced that in their recent study, they discovered that gender studies departments across the U.S. were more likely to invite anti-Israel, pro-Israel boycott-aligned speakers to their departments.
Theme of ‘Dia de Los Muertos’ Removed after Claims of ‘Cultural Appropriation’
Cries of “cultural appropriation” rang out at Orange Coast College when a ‘Day of the Dead’ theme was used for student club recruitment.
Is “Hegemonic Masculinity” Deadly?
Three professors from the University of California at Riverside are coming to that conclusion.
Radicals Repressing Radicals @ Reed
When campus radicals run out of conservatives or even moderates to use the heckler’s veto on, they turn their sights to other radicals deemed insufficiently radical.
Chief Illiniwek Still Protested
The venerable old mascot at the University of Illinois still does more than ruffle feathers.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
Recent Posts
The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
Follow AIA on Social Media
