[1423] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Ouch
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wally)
Sun Jul 6 18:05:01 2003
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 16:47:51 -0400
From: Wally <wally@SUB-ZERO.MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <COEEJHDAHDNCLNGELCHBGELICBAA.jdseale@mit.edu>
> As a sign of his crossover status, Pinker was actually first courted for
> a job in Harvard's English department by two of its stars, Skip Gates
> and Elaine Scarry.
What in God's name would Pinker do in an English department? Particularly
one that holds tightly to the social-formation-of-identity party line that
he hates so much. Almost as ridiculous as Cornel West moonlighting as an
MC.
Aah, dilettantism. Warms my heart.
W.
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