After a very long break, I’m picking up where I left off in my analysis of the Duke lacrosse case, still concentrating on the role Durham-in-Wonderland (DIW) played in framing and setting the tone of the debate about academic culture at Duke. This time I’m turning from KC Johnson’s criticism of the Duke faculty who […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, Karla Holloway, KC Johnson, Mark Anthony Neal, Michael Gustafson, thefire.orgIn the last couple of days I came across this odd juxtaposition of legal perspectives that speak to KC Johnson’s treatment of the lacrosse case. The sense is a blog entry by University of Texas law professor Brian Leiter taking KC Johnson to task for his lacrosse-case coverage. In Leiter’s opinion “KC Johnson doesn’t read […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, KC Johnson, thefire.orgThis is the fourth in a series of posts looking at the crusades mounted on both sides of the Duke lacrosse case. The first has an introduction and overview. The second and third are about the potbanging protest and its connection to and impact on the controversy surrounding the “listening” statement. This one turns to […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, flame wars, KC Johnson, liestoppersI left out a few things when I hastily posted this earlier today, so this is version 2… I’ve been hoping to finish a full-blown post with the evidence Johnson was wondered so much about. As usual, things drag on. So, as a stopgap, some responses to Johnson and other commenters. [A “full-blown post” is […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, KC JohnsonThis is my email exchange with KC Johnson before he posted in answer to my first three posts in my Duke Lacrosse case series. References to Claire Potter are explained, more or less, in this entry and the entries it links to. [Dec. 11: I originally posted only paraphrases of Johnson’s emails to me but […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, KC JohnsonThis is the third in a series of posts looking at the crusades mounted on both sides of the Duke lacrosse case. The first for an introduction and overview. This post continues directly from the previous one about the potbanging protest held at the lacrosse team captains’ house soon after the rape allegation became public. […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, flame wars, KC Johnson, liestoppers, potbangers, Wahneema LubianoThis is the second in a series of posts looking at the crusades mounted on both sides of the Duke lacrosse case, in the hope of shedding some light on the way they’ve overshadowed meaningful debate about the incident and its aftermath. You can click back to the first post for an introduction and overview. […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, flame wars, liestoppers, potbangersNear the end of yesterday’s post, I described the liestoppers as having to prop up their claim to be crusading for Truth, Fairness, and Justice on the basis of the lacrosse case by engaging in “rhetorical warfare that brings the battle lines into sharp relief” (I’m using the term “liestopper” loosely for the vehement defenders […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, flame wars, KC JohnsonAfter a few months of dealing with unfinished business, I’ve managed to put together a two-sides-of-the-coin analysis of the Duke lacrosse case that’s been on my mind for a while. For better or worse, the lacrosse case has been a blogger’s boon, and while I was taking stock of my time at Duke anyway I […]
Tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, flame wars, KC Johnson, liestoppers