Category Archives: Postmodernism

Bring Back Existentialism

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Max West

Before the Humanities became all-consumed with literary ‘theory’ and then become trapped, still so today, in a cesspool of politicized postmodernism (race/class/gender), genuine issues of life and death were the focus. In “Let’s Bring Back Existentialism“, Peter Lawler argues for … Continue reading →

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CFP: (Un-)Boundedness: On Mobility and Belonging

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Max West

It’s time for a little CFP humor. This one is so full of impenetrable language and pomo cliches — especially the liberal use of conspicuously-placed hyphens, bracket[s], and (odd) parentheses. It’s almost indistinguishable from something spit out by the Postmodern … Continue reading →

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Jacques Derrida’s Life as an Algerian Jew

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Max West

I just finished Kevin MacDonald’s remarkable The Culture of Critique: An Evolutionary Analysis of Jewish Involvement in Twentieth-Century Intellectual and Political Movements (1998). I’ll write a longer review in the future. MacDonald’s thesis is that, from the perspective of group … Continue reading →

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CFP: Post-Black but not Post-Race. Got that?

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Max West

It’s time for CFP, where we check-in to see what trendy claptrap our contemporary Humanitites professoriate are preoccupying themselves (and young college kids) with. Today’s installment: 50 Years after the Civil Rights Act: Post-Black but not Post-Race Event: 04/03/2014 – … Continue reading →

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trans*

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Max West

Within academia today, the Calls For Papers (CFP) in humanities areas are still as hilariously pomo as they were in the early ’90s. It’s still difficult to tell apart a real pomo abstract vs. something spit out by the Postmodern … Continue reading →

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