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> Not only that, but the academic humanities are totally infested with continental post-structuralism. If anything you're just setting yourself up to be the vic
by dgabriel 16y ago
> Not only that, but the academic humanities are totally infested with continental post-structuralism. If anything you're just setting yourself up to be the victim of the next Sokal's Hoax.
That's not entirely fair. My beloved has an English PhD, and I have brilliant conversations with him about art that never descend into the absurd (unless that's the point).
Which reminds me -- if you're paying for your PhD in the humanities, you're wasting your time. He had the good fortune to get full scholarships plus grants to cover fees, room & board. Now he's off to get an MFA... at least one of us pays the bills. :)
- cageface 16y agoFully paid spots are rare in the humanities though, aren't they? When I was in grad school in science pretty much everybody got a free ride but my impression was that things on the other side were very different.
- dgabriel 16y agoThey are rare, and generally only go to people who are perceived as having a future in academia. So if you don't get a paid spot, that's the career fairy telling you this may not work out...