tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post8344826971910686816..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: YIISA Shuts DownDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-37579826415707671172011-06-13T14:18:00.599-07:002011-06-13T14:18:00.599-07:00They did have a number of years to get their act t...They did have a number of years to get their act together, and "publish high-quality scholarship" is typically not something that needs to be spelled out. Scholars at Yale don't need to be babied.<br /><br />Again, I've read a lot of the recent academic scholarship on anti-Semitism, and, with Hirsh as the notable exception, a lot of it just isn't very good. So I think that actual mediocrity is the best explanation for mediocre results. Since I don't plan on producing mediocre scholarship (on anti-Semitism or any other topic), my academic career hopefully won't be derailed by that particular pitfall.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-34433198818997365712011-06-13T14:09:14.880-07:002011-06-13T14:09:14.880-07:00If the problem is not the absence of anti-Semitism...If the problem is not the absence of anti-Semitism but absence of quality papers or studies why shut it down as opposed to improving it?<br /><br />One might argue that they had a number of years to prove themselves but the question remains the same - why didn't they say get your act together and improve things earlier?<br /><br />Finally with the kowtowing to Islam and for Islamic monies as well as the anti-Israel sentiment on campuses across the country, which is anti-Semitism in a poorly fitting disguise, don't you think that the lack of papers in "reputable" journals is more than easily explained?<br /><br />And why do you meekly accepted the demise of YIISA? Are you concerned about your academic future?Cycle Cyrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652830857909607093noreply@blogger.com