Friday, October 12, 2007

Sutherland, John. "Eagleton v Amis: an Academic Storm." GUARDIAN October 4, 2007

If the most authoritative political voice on campus labels a colleague (albeit on the rhetorical rebound) a bigot and a racist, is that colleague's position tenable? Can Amis, with Eagleton's taunts bouncing off the classroom wall, competently teach classes in which there will be Muslims, Jews, gays and women? What should his response be: dignified silence? Eloquent refutation? Beautiful indifference? Disgusted resignation? Protest to the Senate? Is Eagleton too big a beast on campus to be reprimanded for uncollegial conduct - if that is felt necessary by the university authorities? Or perhaps they agree with their professor of cultural theory. . . . Read more here: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/10/eagleton_v_amis_an_academic_st.html.

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