@zeynep @tressiemcphd certainly partly that academia is extra invested in being an exceptional/different identity, not just a j o b
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@nathanjurgenson@tressiemcphd Well, it is more than just an ordinary job. But that's also the reason it's under attack.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@nathanjurgenson@tressiemcphd Genre focuses on angst & identity, rarely see any version notices structural reasons for attack on higher-ed.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@nathanjurgenson@tressiemcphd So you end up with a American (flip-side) of self-help lit which .. Well I like this: http://www.amazon.com/Bright-Sided-Positive-Thinking-Undermining-America/dp/0312658850 …2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@nathanjurgenson@tressiemcphd Self-help (positive or angst versions) are politically inward turning and individualizing. Long history.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@zeynep@tressiemcphd it's hard to join in because I tend to think academias irrelevancy is more self imposed1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@zeynep@tressiemcphd anyways, think we need better quit lit not less of it2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@nathanjurgenson@tressiemcphd If it were irrelevant, it wouldn't be under such sustained attack, and basis of presidential campaigns.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@nathanjurgenson@tressiemcphd It's a domain not fully under corporate control, and not irrelevant at all, hence the sustained attacks.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@nathanjurgenson@tressiemcphd If you mean some corners of jargon-laden writing is irrelevant, sure, I'll give you that.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@nathanjurgenson @tressiemcphd But the institution isn't irrelevant. Plays central role in class structure & ideology... hence target.
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