September 4, 2008
Liar Education:"What then explains the professoriate's desire to teach against their own heritage? Too many things to enumerate here. Ingratitude, envy, vanity, and sloth come to mind. But there are immediate and practical political benefits. One benefit of teaching non-western material that you don't really know -- because you can't read the original language, and the work has had no influence upon your art or culture -- is that you can impress its writers and thinkers into service as political coolies. After all, a lot of track needs to be laid between here and Utopia." - (Originals)
Posted by Vanderleun at September 4, 2008 9:43 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.