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Aaron Hanlon
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1) Re. ''method wars' are a waste of time,' the last thing I have to say about any of this for now: I get the desire to champion multiplicity, frivolity,
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1) Dreaded thread on why I think the response to postcritique is so vitriolic. Short version: Because literary studies is a discipline in search of an application. 2) Before I
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1) Let us pause to appreciate the sheer comedic majesty of the fact that French politicians are worried about the threat of US academic theories of race, gender, and post-colonialism.
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1) Tragic I think that in some literary circles 'method' became a dirty word for some kind of hegemonic imposition and unnecessarily aligned with colonialist or reactionary politics, a result
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1) A crucial insight here I'd like to expound upon. There's a fundamental mismatch between the purposes for which English departments were set up and the charges of knowledge work
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1) I see the critical comments in the article here so would just like to address a few things. The common theme in how I address them is this: live
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1) A speculative thought on class in the US, prompted by @jbouie's excellent newsletter, in which he quotes (to take issue with) this miserable assessment of the capitol insurrectionists by
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1) I have a ton of thoughts abt this but for now I'll focus on one: The way sources in this story define 'rational choice' is purely circular: 'rational choice'
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1) This is a key point in all of this. It has some implications worth clarifying and drawing out, so a .... .... thread. ...https://twitter.com/kevin_modestino/status/1339398267268947970 2) *If* you believe that
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1) I've said for years now that 'STEM' vs. 'humanities' is a silly and destructive dichotomy, as is the blame game that goes along with it. I've also said non-biz
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1) Quick thread about tenure (I'm up for tenure right now). I value the prospect of tenure. Highly. I don't think people like Dean White at UC Boulder understand that
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1) Thread for literature scholars and psychology researchers, both of whom will be cranky with me but for different reasons. Let’s talk about ‘Literary’ versus ‘Popular’ or ‘Genre’ fiction in
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