The Highlight of the ‘Sokal Squared’ Hoax? The Satire.
October 12, 2018 · Magazine, culture, Gender Issues
You can fool some of the academics all of the time.
Gabriel Rossman is a sociologist at UCLA, where he is an associate professor of sociology. He contributed pieces to The Weekly Standard in 2018, writing on campus politics and the 'Sokal Squared' academic hoax. His research and commentary often address cultural production, media, and higher education.
You can fool some of the academics all of the time.
Update, 2/15/18: On Wednesday evening the Bruin Republicans announced on their Facebook page that they had decided that internal disagreement among their board was too great to continue hosting the Yiannopoulos event. That the university respects free speech rights and that it was the club’s…