This rant got set off by a thread from Xitter, whereupon a person in an English lit grad program was openly mocked by a prof for their dislike of a particular white male author in the sainted canon.
I am of the opinion that academics who dismiss speculative fiction simply don't have the skills to understand it, and the standard white male reaction to not being able to understand something is to dismiss it as unworthy of their attention.
I am of the opinion that academics who dismiss speculative fiction simply don't have the skills to understand it, and the standard white male reaction to not being able to understand something is to dismiss it as unworthy of their attention.
Agree completely.