Comments on: The Persisitence of Rubbish, or How to Wreck a Civilization Without Really Trying http://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/03/14/post_1/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: William http://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/03/14/post_1/#comment-1109 William Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:08:03 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/03/14/the-persisitence-of-rubbish-or-how-to-wreck-a-civilization-without-really-trying/#comment-1109 Actually most critical thinkers drop their sociology class. But I think Roger here is pointing out he real queer factor. Actually most critical thinkers drop their sociology class. But I think Roger here is pointing out he real queer factor.

]]> By: sk http://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/03/14/post_1/#comment-1108 sk Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:42:25 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/03/14/the-persisitence-of-rubbish-or-how-to-wreck-a-civilization-without-really-trying/#comment-1108 Just the title betrays how boring and unoriginal these thinkers are. I desperately wish there were a branch of sociology dedicated to studying the cultural bastions of the intellectually exhausted Left, such as academia and the journalistic establishment. I'm much more interested in the people who posed the question, "How Queer is Art History," (note the lack of capitalization on "Is," by the way) than I am in any conclusions they could possibly draw; much in the same way we study the Mek-- because they're interesting in themselves, not because they might be right about the world riding on the back of a giant turtle, or whatever. Really, it is amazing there are no teams of sociologists and cultural anthropologists following the Clark curators around from board room to cocktail party, taking diligent notes. Well, perhaps, it's because the sociologists wish they would get invited to those parties, themselves. Just the title betrays how boring and unoriginal these thinkers are.

I desperately wish there were a branch of sociology dedicated to studying the cultural bastions of the intellectually exhausted Left, such as academia and the journalistic establishment. I’m much more interested in the people who posed the question, “How Queer is Art History,” (note the lack of capitalization on “Is,” by the way) than I am in any conclusions they could possibly draw; much in the same way we study the Mek– because they’re interesting in themselves, not because they might be right about the world riding on the back of a giant turtle, or whatever.

Really, it is amazing there are no teams of sociologists and cultural anthropologists following the Clark curators around from board room to cocktail party, taking diligent notes. Well, perhaps, it’s because the sociologists wish they would get invited to those parties, themselves.

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