I find this claim, which is now common in right-wing ed discourse, really astonishing. It rests at the core of the post-truth vision of "viewpoint diversity": we should not teach the conclusions that research shows to be correct; rather, we should validate empirically discredited ideas just because.

Asheesh Kapur Siddique@asheeshks.org · last wk.

The Cornell report on the Future of the American University is a disaster, mainstreaming and endorsing profoundly reactionary right-wing diagnoses of higher education that have no business in a serious report on what higher ed is or should become.

all of this to say: no, we did not get too woke! it is not a mistake to fight aggressively for social justice!!! the mistake is to let yourself be convinced you can achieve largely material goals through largely symbolic means!

Sukaina@sukaina.bsky.social · 4w ago

Thrilled to tell you that my paper “Protests as World Making Projects” with bestie Lidal Dror is now forthcoming and available open access on early online view at Nous 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thrilled to tell you that my paper “Protests as World Making Projects” with bestie Lidal Dror is now forthcoming and available open access on early online view at Nous 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Protests as World‐Making Projects

On one common way of distinguishing forms of protest, civil disobedience is a communicative act that aims to achieve its goals through moral persuasion, whereas direct action has as its goal to direc...

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Andrew Baker was also a “token black professor” at Bates College. But his perspective on the events Tyler Austin Harper recounts in his Atlantic cover story is very different. Read Baker’s side of the story online today. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/racism-and...

Racism and labor at Bates: the other side of the story

Andrew Baker responds to Tyler Austin Harper

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“This book is about why all superhero movies are the same, why in 2021 Disney sent lobbyists to stop the Biden administration from sharing the coronavirus vaccine with the Third World, and why the explanation for those two things is the same” @vickyacab.bsky.social

Death Panel@deathpanel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In our latest, Vicky Osterweil @vickyacab.bsky.social returns to discuss how intellectual property has become central to global capitalism, what led the Disney corporation to send lobbyists to defend covid vaccine patents, and her new book The Extended Universe www.patreon.com/deathpanelpo...

The choices that Christopher Nolan makes in his adaptation of “The Odyssey” go well beyond the politics of representation, peeking behind the curtain of the story itself and ideologies it has served.

The Odyssey Belongs to All of Us - Dissent Magazine

In many ways, Christopher Nolan’s film is not a faithful adaptation. But it takes seriously both what the text is doing and how it has been read since. Why, then, have Emily Wilson and other scholars been so dismissive?

dissentmagazine.org

i think we actually need to just be more explicit about what the stakes are. there are a lot of theoretical debates (eg gender) that have v high costs but settle very little that matters in the real world and i wish it was more of a practice/expectation to be clear about this

JazzyBelle@nazrafel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Certain conversations that require deep nuance, or where the epistemic stakes are high, should only take place between already known and trusted participants. Some conversations aren't fit for a wide audience or general participation.

yes and part of how this propaganda works is that people who will never be convinced of anything will insist that it is illiberal or anti intellectual of you not to engage, that refusing to engage is equivalent to deplatforming or cancelling, that their opinions are the only ones that matter /1

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/

Over the last few days I've watched highly politically engaged, educated people who are otherwise clear and careful thinkers attempting to litigate the obvious facts of the matter with respect to the late Arday's obvious layers of misconduct, taking their turn wheeling the horse into the gates. 11/

Philosophers often bring up the "principle of charity": a willingness to assume good faith in an interlocutor and treat them accordingly. It's good to do in many circumstances. But it is worth formulating a principle of not being a fucking mark. If not during the rise of fascism, then when? 12/

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is the story of an empire in decline—one that resonates with American viewers in the midst of Donald Trump’s second presidency, nearly three years into a live-streamed genocide in Palestine bankrolled by our own government.

The Odyssey Belongs to All of Us - Dissent Magazine

In many ways, Christopher Nolan’s film is not a faithful adaptation. But it takes seriously both what the text is doing and how it has been read since. Why, then, have Emily Wilson and other scholars been so dismissive?

dissentmagazine.org

Sad to hear of David Charles’ passing. Back when I was post undergrad, working in restaurants and figuring out what to do with my life, I went to visit a friend in Oxford and David let me sit in on his Aristotle class. It was really formative for me. He was so kind and loved what he did.

Justin Weinberg@dailynous.com · 2mo ago

David Charles, professor emeritus of philosophy at Yale University, has died.

Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is, of course, us—a nation coming to terms with the fact that it cannot return to how it once understood itself because of the violence it has inflicted on the world. It is the story of an empire in decline.

The Odyssey Belongs to All of Us - Dissent Magazine

In many ways, Christopher Nolan’s film is not a faithful adaptation. But it takes seriously both what the text is doing and how it has been read since. Why, then, have Emily Wilson and other scholars been so dismissive?

dissentmagazine.org

A fantastic piece by my colleague @sukaina.bsky.social about the Odyssey and the academic hot takes. Read it!

Sukaina@sukaina.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My take for @dissentmag.bsky.social about the politics of adaptation and why, even though Nolan’s Odyssey is flawed, scholars like (my wonderful colleague) @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social have too quick to dismiss what Nolan is trying to do

Awesome many-pointed analysis of the film and its turmoiled uptake, in a similar spirit to the excellent Defector humanities piece going around but adding a third, public dimension.

Sukaina@sukaina.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My take for @dissentmag.bsky.social about the politics of adaptation and why, even though Nolan’s Odyssey is flawed, scholars like (my wonderful colleague) @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social have too quick to dismiss what Nolan is trying to do

It's still the Summer, dammit, and that means it is still the Summer of the Odyssey. This will be the best thing you've read about it yet.

Sukaina@sukaina.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My take for @dissentmag.bsky.social about the politics of adaptation and why, even though Nolan’s Odyssey is flawed, scholars like (my wonderful colleague) @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social have too quick to dismiss what Nolan is trying to do

For scholars of antiquity, it has been equal parts bewildering and gratifying to see Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of "The Odyssey" stir up such charged reactions. At the heart of the discourse lies a perennial question: Who gets to determine what a text means, and who it is for?

The Odyssey Belongs to All of Us - Dissent Magazine

In many ways, Christopher Nolan’s film is not a faithful adaptation. But it takes seriously both what the text is doing and how it has been read since. Why, then, have Emily Wilson and other scholars been so dismissive?

dissentmagazine.org

My take for @dissentmag.bsky.social about the politics of adaptation and why, even though Nolan’s Odyssey is flawed, scholars like (my wonderful colleague) @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social have too quick to dismiss what Nolan is trying to do

My take on Nolan’s Odyssey as someone who isn’t an expert: overall I was surprised how much I liked it! Nolan took the text seriously, made real interpretive choices, some of which were smart and interesting. Not everything I’d want but every serious interpretation of an ancient text is a gift imho

I'm in Santa Barbara today to hear discussion of papers by Erin Lam, Sukaina Hirji, Kelly Nguyen, Hannah Silverblank, and Adriana Vazquez for the "Minoritizing Classics" workshop. How can Classics engage in minoritized perspectives ethically without co-opting or consuming them?

once again sending this starter pack around for those of you local to other places go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e

NEW POST! "Flourishing in the Academy: Complicity and Compromise" By @jennifermmorton.bsky.social www.firstgenphilosophers.com/contribution... #firstgenphilosophers

Final reminder: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon with Adam Shatz and Amber Joseph-Zorn On Wednesday, at 5pm, at Penn. Non-Penn folks please RSVP here: t.ly/nh3uG

I created a Social Philosophy Starter Pack. Please tell me who I should add (including you)! #philsky

A great starter pack for people who like jokes: go.bsky.app/VhPhrux

Looking to connect Bluesky's legion of philosophy PhD students. I've gotten a start based on my followers, please let me know if I should add you! (Apologies if I've missed a mutual here...)

wow thank you for sharing 💜💜💜

Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST)@feministphilosophy.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi everyone, here's @sukaina.bsky.social's new article on moral agency and oppression, which weighs into the classic moral philosophy engagement with Huck Finn. It's so insightful!! Out open access & is definitely gonna be a critical reference point for all kinds of projects.