tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post5393976648331608100..comments2024-03-28T09:47:25.719-04:00Comments on Daffey Thoughts: Whenever I see something like this:David Griffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-32826623399074370032022-02-09T21:49:03.719-05:002022-02-09T21:49:03.719-05:00I did not know that. It wouldn't surprise me....I did not know that. It wouldn't surprise me. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-45811386489615544832022-02-08T10:27:56.599-05:002022-02-08T10:27:56.599-05:00On a related note, did you see the news on Matthew...On a related note, did you see the news on Matthew Harris the UCLA Manifesto writer? The man is so hilariously unhinged it's amazing.Donald "Joe" Bidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269604927849189077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-42535453394690376332022-02-07T12:11:23.947-05:002022-02-07T12:11:23.947-05:00Never mind, I just looked it up. It's complete...Never mind, I just looked it up. It's completely real. The destruction of Literature studies in Higher Education is nearly CompleteDonald "Joe" Bidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269604927849189077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-8542277475275907252022-02-07T12:08:02.148-05:002022-02-07T12:08:02.148-05:00I'd need more evedence that it isn't a par...I'd need more evedence that it isn't a parody. I wouldn't be too surprised if it was real, but I'm not entirely willing to say it isn't satire.Donald "Joe" Bidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269604927849189077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-36344428584682235042022-02-06T08:49:50.913-05:002022-02-06T08:49:50.913-05:00Heh. I don't know if such distinctions matter...Heh. I don't know if such distinctions matter as much as they used to. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-20293751392465158002022-02-06T08:49:28.235-05:002022-02-06T08:49:28.235-05:00I fear what we see above is becoming more the norm...I fear what we see above is becoming more the norm, and those who have a problem with it will be the ones who are dismissed. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-39338751196530092012022-02-06T08:48:38.555-05:002022-02-06T08:48:38.555-05:00I think Rod Dreher had it as an example of the bat...I think Rod Dreher had it as an example of the bat nuts crazy that passes for scholarship today. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-4289608827338578222022-02-05T19:05:15.585-05:002022-02-05T19:05:15.585-05:00It depends on the field. As a physicist, I resent...It depends on the field. As a physicist, I resent being grouped together with "gender studies".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-51839141811321045662022-02-05T15:34:10.071-05:002022-02-05T15:34:10.071-05:00Fewer than 1,000 baccalaureate degrees are awarded...Fewer than 1,000 baccalaureate degrees are awarded in Classics in a typical year in the United States. (There are 1.9 million baccalaureate degrees awarded in toto, with business administration, nursing, psychology, and biology the top majors). The department which hired and tenured this man are begging to be shut down and put out on the curb. Well, they would be if Berkeley had serious people on its board of trustees. The trouble is, almost no institutions do. Art Decohttp://wwrtc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-70391057455746712172022-02-05T14:00:18.946-05:002022-02-05T14:00:18.946-05:00Where did you find the first one? It's hysteri...Where did you find the first one? It's hystericalDonald "Joe" Bidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269604927849189077noreply@blogger.com