After a Hiatus

Preparing for a life in Acedemia

I'm walking on well trodden ground, perhaps: what roles should acedemics in elite institutions take in politics? It seems that the most effective one would be as builders of tools that can be used in political struggles: theory and careful consideration should be used to better understand political changes beyond one's immediate surroundings allowing politics to be carried out more effectively. A career limited to acedemic life is a life always in waiting- refering constantly to the operation of politics, but never quite reaching a point where we act on it. The role of criticism in politics should remain as a stepping stone rather than a fetish.

Duncan