Reviews for Academic instincts

The average rating for Academic instincts based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-04-11 00:00:00 Robert Labranche This book is about academic life, what's acceptable and not acceptable, amateurs and professionals and their entanglement, disciplinary boundaries, political correctness and other definitions. Garber writes well and perceptively, albeit sometimes in areas of little if any personal expertise or familiarity, but then again it was her discussion on amateurs and professionals I was most interested in. A book to encourage reflection, particularly in disciplines like psychology and history when examining both the past and also present arguments.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-02-02 00:00:00 Bjorn Hanson A fun and interesting read. Garber explores the three paradoxes that effect the academy. She views each of these paradoxes through the lens of her own discipline, literary criticism. While I personally place very little value on literary criticism, I enjoyed the book and found it valuable for understanding intellectual endeavors more broadly.