The academic left has painted itself into a peculiar corner. They urge the rejection of traditional grammar as chauvinistic, or, more frequently, “hegemonic.” Unfortunately for them, they eventually have to read papers by students who have previously been taught by teachers who also share this outlook.
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Deconstructing Ellen
When yet another distinguished (read, tenured) academic emerges from the Ivory Tower to defend institutions of higher learning from their, mostly, external, critics, that professor usually proves to be the latest poster child for what is wrong with American colleges and universities today.
Fox News Academically
Two university professors recently concluded that Fox News coverage helped elect President Bush.
McCarthy Madness
Cries of McCarthyist oppression keep coming from the left and the Modern Language Association convention is no exception.
Public Enemy No. 1
If there is one person MLA convention speakers cannot tolerate, it is David “Destroying Higher Education” Horowitz. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington D.C.
Post Politically Correct Studies
Few African studies courses will acknowledge the repression of native regimes on the continent that has occurred since all of Africa’s 54 nations achieved independence from European colonial rule. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Feminism for Men?
Feminist literature may be more attractive to men these days, for all the wrong reasons. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
King Kong Deconstructed
Checking the facts: no racial undertones in King Kong, although the academy may think they exist.
Disabled by Definition
Looking for a job in a university English department? Come to the MLA convention and pitch an invented field of study and you’re in. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention.
Dead Whites Make Comeback
Despite founding standard English, John Dryden, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift are discussed sparingly in the Academy’s walls. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.