10 gibberish PhDs at the "University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies"
What on earth do any of these PhDs mean?
On Tuesday I gave 10 examples of taxpayer-funded studies to show how Cambridge University has lost the plot.
Today Iāve got even more examples (two are taxpayer-funded; others are unnamed or funded through trusts, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), this time from Cambridgeās Centre for Gender Studies - which is as woke as it sounds. Below are 10 PhDs from the Centre, all but one currently taking place.
Do let me know in the comments if you know what any of the following means:
Legal Mobilization by Black Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer (LBQ) Womxn in Kenya and South Africa
Funding Source: Gaitho is a āGates International Scholarā - meaning the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation subsidises her critical studies.
Funding Source: Also a Gates Scholar.
Codes of Life, Codes of Death: Tracing the (Im)possibility of Trans Lives in Algorithmic Assemblages
Funding Source: Cambridge Trust International Scholar.
Queer Cultural Memory in Literature, Film and Television since 1999
Funding Source: Taxpayer-funded via the Arts and Humanities Research Centre.
Funding Source: Taxpayer-funded via the Economic and Social Research Council.
The Sexually Sociological: Gay Masculinity, Intimacy and the (Un)queer State
Previous PhD students have touched on similar areas, such as:
Gendered bodies: institutions, sex binarism, and the experiences of gender minority youth within health and education systems
Iām thinking of submitting my own thesis: Gendered Fannies: Deconstructing the queerness of gynaecological discourse around patatas bravas (because I fancy a trip abroad).
What do you think?
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.
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.