[lbo-talk] Disappoint With #125

[Max Sawicky]

I majored in English lit, so I welcome(d) the opportunity to learn
from others who knew something.  But from my admittedly uninformed
vantage point, much of the stuff that post-dates my brief, uneventful
literary career is not something I would want to subsidize.  Judith
Butler, for instance.

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Jeffrey Fisher <jeff.jfisher at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this because theory is bad, and that's all they do in lit and cultural
> studies? Because I think that's mistaken on both counts.
>
> Or is it because reading literature (or culture) with someone who knows more
> than you do is a waste of time?
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Max Sawicky <sawicky at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> If I had my choice, like a Chinese dim sum menu, I would indulge my
>> philistine prejudices and zero out lots in literary and cultural
>> studies.  I might abolish journalism departments too.  I worked on a
>> college daily newspaper, and a number of my mates went on to be
>> big-time reporters.  They never went near the J-school; they all
>> majored in history or poli-sci.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Mar 11, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Max Sawicky wrote:
>> >
>> >> Like in economics.
>> >
>> > Is econ the worst of all the academic disciplines? I'm tempted to say
>> yes,
>> > but maybe I don't know the others well enough.
>> >
>> > Doug
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