I've been approached to write a book, btw, tweeps. Accessible explanation of dominant forms of critical theory, where they came from, how they manifest in the world now. The good, the bad & the crazy bits of all of them.
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It will be a expansion of my essay 'No, Postmodernism is not Dead' allowing me to develop & demonstrate my argument in much more detail. It will still be an overview but I hope to avoid reductionism by acknowledging this & giving many sources for ppl wanting to take it further.
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It will allow me to be less polemical but still get my point across. I intend to steelman the premises of various forms of critical theory & also show where they have been useful before showing where they have not, why they have not & why this matters.
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Tbh I had the same idea (not for me to write it, for you to!!) lol... Didn't seem proper tho to ask someone to write a book... but it is something I am looking for coz I don't have the patience to read PoMo to develop a proper critique.
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I think there definitely is a significant market for it from what I have seen. I'd also like students to find it useful. There is little that is accessible to them either when they are expected to take it seriously. Takes a long time to cut through the bullshit & see how it works
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The JBP crowd would probably eat it up, and it would sway them in a good direction (at least I hope so) . Here is how not to do it, I found this to be very biased, btw this is where JBP gets his ideas on it from, I'm pretty sure.https://www.amazon.com/Explaining-Postmodernism-Skepticism-Socialism-Rousseau/dp/0983258406 …
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I did like the section on the epistemological continuity with counterenlightenment thinkers although this is really more of academic interest than useful in understanding the mentality.
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Yes current theories esp intersectionality are important and the history isn't relevant to that. This may go outside your purview, but tracing the thread from theorist to angry protestor/ twitter mob (especially for those who haven't been to college) would be interesting.
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