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Ian Munro's avatar

Brilliantly exposed Charlotte! Cambridge is not alone in academia totally losing the plot! Bring back common sense only and we would save £billions!

TD Craig's avatar

This is one of those situations where you don't know whether to laugh or cry. Truly, the lack of self-awareness from this mob of charlatans is horrifying to even consider.

Gary Steven Friedman's avatar

Charlotte: thank you for bringing awareness of such PhD theses. From commentary on the Old Testament, there is a frequently-spoken phrase, "Saving one life is the saving of an entire universe." In the case of these PhD authors, I'm not certain that this holds true. Their hyper focused and nearly unintelligible topics are probably not contributing much to society and education--merely expounding upon one individual's lone journey in a reality that is truly their own...completely unconnected to the greater society. Their long and tragic journeys are just beginning in this life and their isolation and pain sound unbearable already. Just wait until real threats and losses come their way.

John O'Connell's avatar

Yes but they're earning a living it seems.

Jennifer Hargreaves's avatar

I'm not stupid but have no idea what any of these studies mean nor hope to achieve nor how findings could be applied in reality. Absolute twaddle. The dissertation will be a word salad beyond understanding nor usefulness.

The PhD on South Africa... is interesting. The black culture do not accept gayness nor trans. These people only find a sense of belonging/acceptance/safety in the mixed cosmopolitan set.

Andrew's avatar

Cambridge Gender Studies Department is a tiny bubble detached from reality in which they all talk fluent gibberish to one another, affirming that they are the clever ones, not us. I'd really love to know how many of the class of the class of 2O24-5 are currently in employment, and doing what. You never know, there may be an unknown goldmine in Gibberish Studies.

zyxvutrs's avatar

If the entire Sociology department at Cambridge closed down tomorrow, could the UK economy ever recover from the damage? It would beat Brexit in becoming the worst economic disaster ever!

Daniel Howard James's avatar

I could explain the importance of every one of these research projects, but I'll need a million in grant funding for the meta-analysis first.

David Tate's avatar

Who is funding all this sh*te?

Charlotte Gill's avatar

Just added some of the sources. We are in two cases! Bill and Melinda Gates in another two.

Andrew's avatar

Hopefully, they are, or the bank of Mum and Dad, Universities are businesses. they depend on fees, especially overseas student fees, who may in turn depend on student loans. Would you lend any of these saps the cost of their PHD?

Gregory  Wales's avatar

Surely this should not be happening in any university. Nor should any public funding be supporting this meaningless nonsense