Philip of Macedon asked this question about Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody:
So, who's actually read it? It's interesting that this book is still more than a month from release, but there are already a dozen ratings for it and zero reviews. I'm confident it'll be a good book, because Helen and James do fantastic work. But this seems to provide more evidence of the disappointing recurring theme I see on Goodreads, which is that a lot of people rate or review books they haven't even read.
Sarah I've read it and gave it 5 stars. Really sums up what's happening culturally lately, especially over the pandemic. Even the language you hear/see peop…moreI've read it and gave it 5 stars. Really sums up what's happening culturally lately, especially over the pandemic. Even the language you hear/see people using on social media has an origin in the Theories the authors discuss here.(less)
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