Really love what you wrote, Noelle! Kim Kim Q. Hall Director of Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies and Professor of Philosophy Department of Philosophy and Religion Appalachian State University 114 Greer Hall Boone, NC 28608 office: (828) 262-6817 Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies office: (828) 262-7603 fax: (828) 262-6619 On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 5:40 PM, NOELLE MCAFEE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear FEASTies, > > Professor Watchlist is run by a 21-year-old kid named Charlie Kirk. He’s > written up here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nymag.com_thecut_2016_11_turning-2Dpoint-2Dusa-2D&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=am7aLy68zX8jkUQlsJ5Bd-HU9m9T9t4aXfB8aF8Wguw&s=PhDdbp_I1ERFu6uQbBKyP_ftoE8eOl4nIV9EJbIFP8g&e= > launches-professor-watchlist.html > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nymag.com_thecut_2016_11_turning-2Dpoint-2Dusa-2Dlaunches-2Dprofessor-2Dwatchlist.html&d=CwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=xIXsXiiSLUBdNpuHL4nc1a0F7qmRoW4XDZaDVilvcv4&s=sVjUpt2R7aD8aiW38qCte6GRMEk5ESjZDYgRvoNbSZU&e=> > > I can’t help but think of him as a student who’s ranting without thinking > but might be persuaded to start thinking. So I just went to the “contact > us” form on the site, gave my full name and contact info, and wrote this: > > I am curious about the Professor Watchlist. I cannot find anywhere on your > site a definition of what a "radical agenda" would be. Would that include > advocating for democratic self-rule? Plato thought that was radical and > wrong. Thomas Jeffersond did not. Does Mr. Kirk? > > Also I do not see evidence at all of conservative students being > discriminated against. Do you have any such evidence? Most colleges and > universities have avenues for students to complain if they are being > discriminated against. > > I see that you have taken down the rhetoric about people being > "un-American" and that's good. Certainly speaking up for one's principles > is very American -- but also note that having evidence to back up one's > claim is the hallmark of what good professors do, including all the ones I > know on your list. > > You have included my colleague George Yancy on your list but with > absolutely no evidence of any kind that he is promoting anything radical in > his classroom or that he has discriminated against any of his student. I > gather you, Mr. Kirk, are trying to educate yourself. I applaud that. > Perhaps you could take a philosophy course to learn about reasoned > argumentation and also the fallacy of trying to tar someone with > inflammatory innuendo. Mr. Kirk seems like someone with such promise. I > would be happy to talk with him. Honestly. I have left my number here in > the form. > > > I’ll let you all know if I hear back! > > best to all, > Noëlle McAfee > > > On Dec 1, 2016, at 5:30 PM, Dan Hicks <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > When this site was first launched, numerous people trolled it, posting > fake "tips". Some of the more memorable ones showed up on Twitter; people > were submitting "tips" on Indiana Jones, Hogwarts faculty, and the like. I > believe at one point these fake "tips" overloaded the site's database. > > If some people aren't comfortable submitting a "tip" on themselves — for > Alison's reasons, or perhaps others — maybe they would feel comfortable > submitting a fictitious "tip" to jam the system. > > Dan > ---- > Dan Hicks > Science and Technology Policy Fellow > American Association for the Advancement of Science > Hosted in the National Science Foundation > Directorate for Computer and Information Systems > Washington, DC > > "Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve > their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those > who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the > world's estimation." -- Susan B. Anthony > > On 1 Dec, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Emanuela Bianchi <[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Honestly, I'm not sure I'm all that keen on giving this thing any more > attention than it deserves. Nor in a time of proto-neo-McCarthyism in > helping to assemble lists for them. Let them do their own homework! Not so > concerned with personal safety here, but with trying resist a culture of > clickbait and trolling in uncertain times. I do appreciate the need for > solidarity, however, so I'm a bit torn. I'd prefer, however, that it was > on our terms than theirs. I'm happy to be convinced otherwise, however. > > Best, > Emma > > > > > ----- Original message ----- > From: "McWhorter, Ladelle" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: George Yancy's "dangerous ideas" > Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 22:05:57 +0000 > > I checked with George. He likes the idea. But we need a lot of people to > do it to be effective. Might take longer than by tomorrow to organize. > > Del > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 1, 2016, at 5:03 PM, Ann Garry <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > i went to their site. it's quite a bizarre list. > also not clear how to sign oneself up other than "submit a tip" -- there's > no "comments" or "contact us" section in which to do it for oneself. > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 1:50 PM, Bonnie Mann <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Those of us who are comfortable doing this and on board with it should > probably identify a "launch time," maybe tomorrow afternoon, so we all > start sending in these emails at once. > > Bonnie > > --- > Dr. Bonnie Mann > Head and Professor of Philosophy > Department of Philosophy > University of Oregon > Eugene, OR 97403-1295 > [log in to unmask] > 541-346-5549 > > Author: > Sovereign Masculinity: Gender Lessons from the War on Terror (Oxford > University Press, 2014) > Women's Liberation and the Sublime: Feminism, Postmodernism, Environment > (Oxford University Press, 2006) > > On 2016/12/01 13:42, Sara Protasi wrote: > > I had the same thoughts as Alison. > (I have two young girls ((7 months and 4 years)) I won't stop teaching > the way I do (which probably would warrant me a spot on the list if I > were more important) but I won't call attention to me explicitly. > > That doesn't mean the strategy of asking to be included is not worth > of reflection. I just wanted to voice my support for Alison's worry. > > Sara > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 1:20 PM Wendy K. Lochner <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > I just wrote them to say that I am an editor who not only publishes > radical left professors but believed what they say. I said the t > should create a special section for the likes of us. > > Publisher > Philosophy, Political Theory, Religion, Animal and Critical Life > Studies > Columbia University Press > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 1, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Shari Stone-Mediatore > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > In case any of you have not yet seen Yancy's wonderful response > to his name being put on the new academic watch-list, the link is > below. 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