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The politics of knowledge are made visible through simplistic critiques of academic writing.

by Blog Admin • February 25, 2015 • Comments Off on The politics of knowledge are made visible through simplistic critiques of academic writing.
Critics of academic writing such as Steven Pinker and Nicholas Kristof often fail to understand the political aspects of how knowledge is shared. For example, graduate students might actually be mimicking “bad writing” in order to gain entry to a symbolically enclosed profession. Melonie Fullick argues that what is really being discussed is the nature of the academic profession, the role of intellectuals […]

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