tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post8855357833980407156..comments2023-11-13T04:55:40.769-05:00Comments on Tuttle SVC: The Real DebateTom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-4759809853108586462011-12-23T13:44:27.329-05:002011-12-23T13:44:27.329-05:00Hi Dina,
Well, I dropped out of the Carnegie Mell...Hi Dina,<br /><br />Well, I dropped out of the Carnegie Mellon English department in part because while I seemed to agree with Foucault and the rest of the cultural studies stuff I was supposed to be reading, I had no real interest in reading it! But yes, it is an influence.<br /><br />I suppose what I'm doing there later in the post is sliding from "Broader Bolder (and AFT, NEA, etc.) as opposition" to "Occupy as opposition." One thing I was thinking about adding is that this shift in reformer rhetoric is <i>clearly</i> a response to Occupy.<br /><br />But yes, everything ultimately is a battle for power.Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-47202973731678195332011-12-23T13:32:52.407-05:002011-12-23T13:32:52.407-05:00Have you read any Foucault? My knowledge of his st...Have you read any Foucault? My knowledge of his stuff is spotty at best, but his basic argument is that all social dynamics are about power in the end. Is it disingenuous to represent the "social factors before academic achievement" camp as disinterested in power? <br /><br />(I'm not disagreeing with your basic point-- only playing devil's advocate. And, I'll get your guest post up within the week. :) )Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275714239191893740noreply@blogger.com