The original and important point that Larry made seems to be being lost as this discussion disintegrates into personal comments. To
recognise and critique the structures and ways in which groups of people are denied access to academic discussion or their contributions
denigrated, (whether this relates to "cognitive style" or indeed gender, ethnicity etc.) does not mean academic research has never
contributed anything useful to society or that all academics are careerist in intention.
Being self-reflexive and self-critical about the structures in place and how people experience them so that they can be changed is very
important and this is an on-going process (hence we no longer all speak Latin?) To be inclusive and challenge systems where they are shown
to be oppressive or "elitist" does not have to mean a loss of what might be called for the lack of a better term "academic rigour".
Madeleine
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From: Tony Fagan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 September 2002 16:35
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Call for Papers: Disability Studies: Theory, Policy and Practice
This really is getting silly.
I can't for the life of me see how you, Larry, can infer from Paul's message that he thinks you are his intellectual inferior. Nor can I
see why you think his tone is "singularly superior" or think that he is "an elitist". Rather the contrary in fact; you seem to be prepared
to dismiss all contributions that come from a perspective that is not your very own.
Perhaps you are simply being provocative? It may be that behind the posting is a mischievous smile, but it certainly doesn't come across.
I assume that you would rail at the proposal that all 'disabled people' (I know, I know!!!) are the same, so why are you prepared to dismiss
all academics in this way?
Respect.
Tony
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