[lbo-talk] RE: Postmodern prince

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Fri Dec 5 07:33:34 PST 2003


DRR:
> That's because that's when the job market for the branch of
ideology-workers
> otherwise known as the professoriat fell apart. The lit jobs I'm
applying for
> today routinely pull in 150-250 applications -- not just resumes,
we're talking
> qualified personnel.

Yep. I forgot that one. The oversupply, by the academic industry, of the producers of intellectual commodity makes them to pursue more and more exotic markets for their products - hence the increased level of jargon and obscurity.

Thanks for that insight.

Wojtek



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