yes that’s what ive been saying all along

rideonmidnightcowgirl:

i think good theory and academic writing comes from a place of tenderness…like the drive to analyze something and understand how it works comes from a desire for closeness. i think in general all of academia can be divided into either understanding human systems and how we live together or understanding the rules of the world we all share…good academic writing should convey that in some way and good art should prompt that kind of response in people. anything smart should also be tender. even myths! in the beginning myths were a means of explaining things like natural phenomenon and dying but they were also stories and the occasion of their telling was a way for people to socialize and to be close to each other. academia is just that but fancier