[lbo-talk] "Theory's Empire," an anti-"Theory" anthology

[Miles Jackson]

wrobert at uci.edu wrote:
>     One problem with this operation is that it seems to assume that
> someone who is a 'professor' is automatically engaged in something
> called 'theory.'  Even in the humanities, it is not terribly difficult
> to find professors who reject 'theory' from a variety of positions. 

Yes.  "Theory" is a part of the academic culture of a few select 
disciplines (e.g., lit crit).  If you bring up Foucault or Butler around 
faculty in most social science departments, you'll get a blank stare.  I 
can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but it's a testament 
to the insular culture of modern academic departments.

Miles