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The Sokal Hoax: The Sham That Shook the Academy Lingua Franca
The Sokal Hoax: The Sham That Shook the Academy
Lingua Franca
In May 1996, physicist Alan Sokal published an essay that quoted hip theorists like Jacques Lacan, and Donna Haraway. When Sokal revealed that he had written the article as a parody, the story hit the front page of "The New York Times". This title features Sokal's essay on 'quantum gravity', and the newspaper articles that broke the story.
271 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 1, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780803279957 |
| Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
| Pages | 271 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 230 × 17 mm · 408 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Albert, David |
| Editor | Brenkman, John |
| Editor | Lloyd, Elizabeth |