Laura kipnis is an american cultural critic and essayist. She is professor of media studies at northwestern university in the department of radiotvfilm, where she teaches filmmaking. How laura kipnis sexual paranoia essay caused a frenzy. Female student who initiated title ix witch hunt against laura kipnis is now suing her. So exiled have even basic questions of freedom become from the political vocabulary that they sound musty and ridiculous, and vulnerable to the ultimate badge. Lawyers hired by northwestern to investigate two complaints against communication prof. The subject of the aesthetic has returned to cultural and literary debates with a vengeance. Laura kipnis contributor of selfish, shallow, and self. Her work focuses on sexual politics, gender issues, aesthetics, popular culture, and pornography. Northwestern university professor laura kipnis became the subject of a title ix.
How laura kipnis sexual paranoia essay caused a frenzy at northwestern university by tyler kingkade northwestern university film professor laura kipnis was cleared in a title ix investigation by the. Defendant laura kipnis is an individual who is domiciled in new york. Kipnis is the author of a book about campus sexual harassment policies. We invite comments and request that they be civil and ontopic. Laura kipnis tackles campus sexual politics in unwanted. Most of her work, in fact, refers to societal constructs such as monogamy, marriage, and domesticity. Deliberately provocative arguments, by cultural critic kipnis bound and gagged, 1996, etc. By laura kipnis ou have to feel a little sorry these days for professors married to their former students. Laura kipnis doesnt hold back when she critiques the way claims of sexual misconduct. How laura kipnis sexual paranoia essay caused a frenzy at.
Laura kipnis is a professor of media studies at northwestern university. The aesthetics of cultural studies wiley online books. A lawsuit against the northwestern professor alleges that she inflicted harm on one of her subjects. Accusers colleagues dont realize private and public behavior arent always consistent, laura kipnis says. Laura kipnis calls out the feminine passivity of rape. An interview with laura kipnis a prominent cultural critic, laura kipnis has turned a. Feminism is broken, argues laura kipnis, if anyone thinks the sexual hysteria overtaking american campuses is a sign of gender progress. Several people, including a graduate student in the department of philosophy at northwestern university, were recently targeted in a book by radio, television and film faculty member laura kipnis. Laura kipnis, a professor of radio, television, and film at. She began her career as a video artist, exploring similar themes in the form of video essays. Robert atwan, the series editor of the best american essays since its inception in 1986, has published on a wide variety of subjects, from american advertising and early photography to ancient. Plaintiff also claims that kipnis has accused her of being a serial title ix filer who makes up.
A true essay is something hazarded, not definitive, not authoritative. Against love by laura kipnis is a fascinating essay in that while the narrator technically rants against the horrors of romance, very little of the piece relates directly to love. Sexual paranoia strikes academe the chronicle of higher. For more information, or to order this book, please visit s. Bookforum, febmar 2015 pdf logo me, myself, and id the. A doctoral student can go forward with her suit against northwestern university professor laura kipnis and harpercollins publishers llc alleging a book on title ix and sexual assault on college. She is the author of many essays and articles more about laura kipnis. Unwanted advances tackles sexual politics in academia. Defendants laura kipnis and harpercollins publishers moved to dismiss all claims under federal rule of civil procedure 12b6 for failure to state a claim 24. Kipnis is a critic, and she uses the texts at handchos emails and deposition, mostlyto argue for a more manipulative, sexually aggressive, and. Her editor had developed a sort of obsession with her, constantly. Female student who initiated title ix witch hunt against. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content laura kipnis with jeffrey j. Kiss my ass, she states in the penultimate paragraph of the 34page introduction to her new book, unwanted advances.
Edited by best american essays series editor robert atwan and composition teacher and scholar donald mcquade, the writers. In unwanted advances, her account of campus inquisitions that go well beyond the mccarthyite into the kafkaesque, laura kipnis is everything the academic bureaucrats she writes about are not. The writers presence brings together the best of the essay genre in a teachable, flexible compendium, because great reading inspires great academic writing. Institute for legal studies in criminal justice at sam. Writers presence, 9th edition macmillan learning for. The tones light, even playful, but the thesis is fundamentally serious. The northwestern university professor strengthens her polemic against campus sexual culture. In this thoughtful, hilarious, gorgeouslywritten collection of original. Laura kipnis s 1996 book bound and gagged adopts this media studies approach and offers an analysis of the complex pleasures of a variety of mainstream and marginal pornographies, including hustler magazine, classified ads, and fat porn.
Laura kipnis is sued over portrayal of graduate student in book on. In a letter to the editor in the daily northwestern. Meghan daum must now add brilliant anthology editor. Laura kipnis found last week she did not violate title ix by writing an oped for the chronicle of. Kipnis, who is a popular writer as well as a professor, wrote a piece for the chronicle of higher education decrying the.
The aesthetics of cultural studies is a timely and authoritative collection of essays that. In the meantime, laura kipnis became a cause celebre, the public face of. Sexual paranoia comes to campus is a 2017 book by the american cultural critic and feminist intellectual laura kipnis, published by harper. Laura kipnis tackles campus sexual politics in unwanted advances kipnis, a professor at northwestern, argues that title ix investigations of sexual misconduct on campus are vastly overexpanded. Lynne tillman is widely revered by other writersthe galley of her new novel, men and apparitions, boasted a.
She has received fellowships from the guggenheim foundation, the rockefeller foundation, and the national endowment for the arts for. He is also the editor of acjs today and a member of the. Kristen bearse printed in the united states of america first edition 4 6 8 9 7 5. Laura kipniss battle against vulnerability the new yorker. Harpercollins cant escape suit over profs assault book. Making literature matter is a truly versatile text for the college classroom. Making literature matter, 7th edition macmillan learning. Northwestern university film professor laura kipnis was cleared in a title ix investigation by the university on friday, following graduate. A kipnis accuser speaks and kipnis corrects the record. Laura kipniss endless trial by title ix the new yorker. James thayer, gonzaga university making literature matter allows students to immerse themselves deeper into different. A committed feminist, kipnis was surprised to find. Laura kipnis does not care if you dont appreciate her oppositional position or her sense of humor. Letters to the editor of harpers magazine in response to laura kipnis laura kipnis maureen mclane index.
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