The Conceptual Penis as a Social Construct: A Sokal-Style Hoax on Gender Studies

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Post by safek » Fri, May 19, 2017, 11:34 PM UTC

The Conceptual Penis as a Social Construct: A Sokal-Style Hoax on Gender Studies
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Post by Finnucane » Sat, May 20, 2017, 1:31 AM UTC

I think the joke was on them--the real journal figured they were rubes who could be taken for a few bucks in a vanity publication.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, May 20, 2017, 5:03 AM UTC

Finnucane wrote: post #2

I think the joke was on them--the real journal figured they were rubes who could be taken for a few bucks in a vanity publication.

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Post by macscam » Sat, May 20, 2017, 3:21 PM UTC

This is funny but dont get cocky because STEM is not immune. Think about abstract design patterns or something

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Post by Finnucane » Sun, May 21, 2017, 4:31 PM UTC

macscam wrote: post #4

This is funny but dont get cocky because STEM is not immune. Think about abstract design patterns or something

The fundamental problem--vanity publications that will publish anything for money--persists in all fields these days.