One of my favorite object-oriented bloggers (who we’ll call A) writes that “It’s not surprising that there’s a wave of attacks on scholarly blogging” (emphasis added), pointing to another’s (B’s) post about “blowback from academics regarding blogging.” B’s post cites only two examples, “here on (A’s) blog (circularity #1) and here on (C’s).” The one on A’s blog mentions only C’s, and the one on C’s refers to a certain D’s and… back to A, where the only mention of blogging comes on an mp3 link. D’s, meanwhile, as I explained here, referred to a single “question raised” about blogging — one critical comment amidst dozens — in a discussion on a particular listserv.
So we have one attack that’s really just a curmudgeonly whine (the one from the listserv that, in its context, turned out to be the exception that proved the rule, which is that everyone loves blogging). And we have a second (on A’s mp3, which I haven’t listened to, so I can’t say much more about).
Friends, what say we wave off the attacks, relax, exhale?
lol – i also thought this topic out of place on “A’s” blog and was a little confused – i like the citational map you’ve charted out as well!
“A” may enjoy reading this further elucidation of the identity of “A” and “not-A”:
http://awakeningtoreality.blogspot.com/2011/03/is-not-not-is.html
Here is another example: http://progressivegeographies.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/ray-brassier-interview/
That’s a good example, Scu. Not sure how to account for it, though… I suspect it’s not generational at all (for instance), but something more to do with group dynamics: one of the four originals turning his back on the others? It’s interesting…
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In the case of Ed Cohen, it was for sure generational, though of course it’s really the group dynamics of the academy–namely that there are “older” generations in it. He made sure to come up to me after that talk (sorry no transcript just the mp3) and say “all you bloggers bla bla bla.” The most recent case is a strange synchronicity. Nice Dogen. “A”
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