As I’ve watched things appear on Durham-in-Wonderland lately I’ve been thinking that KC Johnson must finally be running out of material. Tonight’s post seemed to be more of the same, another episode in his recent fixation with Wahneema Lubiano, apropos of nothing. But then he totally outdoes himself by tacking on an impressive bit of […]
Also tagged Duke lacrosse case, KC Johnson, William AndersonI know I’m supposed to be putting up some kind of “wrap-up” post, but somehow it’s just not happening. In the mean time, stuff like this comes up, so why hold back? Duke’s African and African American Studies Department is getting a new chairman from Harvard—the devil incarnate, er, I mean, J. Lorand Matory. According […]
Also tagged Duke lacrosse case, Duke University, KC JohnsonIn the middle of my last post I promised a list of some of the bullshit I’ve come across in Durham-in-Wonderland (DIW). It’s only, what? three weeks later? not quite a month? Anyway, here it is, a collection that lends credence to Harry G. Frankfurt’s comment that the “normal habit of attending to the way […]
Also tagged bullshit, Duke lacrosse case, Duke University, KC Johnson, Kerry Haynie, Mark Anthony Neal, Richard Brodhead, Wahneema Lubiano, Wiegman-Lubiano-HardtThe discourse in and around the lacrosse case is full of misrepresentation, manipulation, disembling and distortion. Thanks to commenter RRH and philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt, I realize that a great deal of it can be described more accurately as bullshit. The word really captures the spirit of KC Johnson’s anti-academic crusade, but he’s not by any stretch the only offender. Prosecutor Mike Nifong and his minions generated loads of it, and the faculty at Duke contributed more than their fair share, too. What was needed was more bullshit detectors and fewer producers.
Also tagged bullshit, Duke lacrosse case, Duke University, KC Johnson, liestoppers, Mark Anthony Neal, potbangers, Tim Tyson, Wahneema LubianoThis post about the Duke lacrosse case is the second of three parts about how KC Johnson produced his cast of extremists—you can go back to the introduction or skip ahead to the part about Mark Anthony Neal. Karla Holloway (disclaimer) is one of the “listening” statement endorsers with the highest profile on Durham-in-Wonderland (DIW). […]
Also tagged Duke lacrosse, Duke University, KC JohnsonAfter 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 […]
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