,IT ,WASN'T A ,T5URE ,CASE 
,A ,P]SONAL ,TE/IMONY1 ) ,REFLECTIONS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,FIR/ ( ALL ALL[ ME TO REM>K H[ T\*$ & HONOR$ ,I AM TO BE PUT ON ! SAME LI/ AS ,JAMES ,MOONEY1 :O ,I'VE ALWAYS ADMIR$1 & ,$MUND ,LEA*1 :O MAY HAVE BE5 ! MAN :O MO/ 9SPIR$ ME TO TAKE UP AN AN?ROPOLOGICAL C>E]4 ,LEA* = ME ALWAYS BE5 A MODEL ( 9TELLECTUAL FRE$OM4 

,I HADN'T HE>D ?AT ,DIMITRA ,D\KAS HASN'T BE5 GIV5 A PROP] JOB & AM \TRAG$ TO HE> IT2 ! FACT ?AT %E HASN'T IT SEEMS TO ME ALSO ANSW]S ! QUE/ION ) :I* ! ESSAY 5DS1 ( :Y ,U,S AN?ROPOLOGY DIDN'T =ESE5 ,TRUMP1 S9CE H] WORK IS SPECIFICALLY AB\T US+ E?NOGRAPHIC TOOLS TO UND]/& RI<T-W+ POPULISM4 ,I WAS MYSELF WRIT+ AB\T SIMIL> ISSUES--9 ,H>P]S1 S9CE ,AN?ROPOLOGY DIDN'T SEEM MU* 9T]E/$-->\ND ! TIME ,I TOO WAS BE+ EFFECTIVELY EXPELL$ FROM ,U,S ACADEMIA1 ?\< M9E W]E M]E MUS+S 9 COMP>ISON4 

,!RE >E MANY MY/]IES ( ! ACADEMY :I* W\LD BE APPROPRIATE OBJECTS ( E?NOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS4 ,ONE QUE/ION ?AT NEV] CEASES TO 9TRIGUE ME IS T5URE4 ,H[ C\LD A SY/EM O/5SIBLY DESIGN$ TO GIVE S*OL>S ! SECURITY TO BE ABLE TO SAY DANG]\S ?+S HAVE BE5 TRANS=M$ 9TO A SY/EM SO H>R[+ & PSY*OLOGICALLY DE/RUCTIVE ?AT1 BY ! TIME S*OL>S F9D !MSELVES 9 A SECURE POSITION1 #i#i.0 ( !M HAVE =GOTT5 :AT IT W\LD EV5 MEAN TO HAVE A DANG]\S IDEA8 ,H[ IS ! MAGIC EFFECT$1 SY/EMATICALLY1 ON ! MO/ 9TELLIG5T & CREATIVE PEOPLE \R SOCIETIES PRODUCE8 ,%\LDN'T !Y ( ALL PEOPLE KN[ BETT]8 ,!RE IS A REASON ! WORKS ( ,MI*EL ,F\CAULT >E SO POPUL> 9 ,U,S ACADEMIA4 ,WE L>GELY DO ?IS TO \RSELVES4 ,BUT = ?IS V]Y REASON SU* QUE/IONS WILL NEV] BE RESE>*$4 

,S9CE MY [N CASE FEATURES PROM95TLY 9 ! TEXT1 ,I MI<T AS WELL SAY :AT REALLY HAPP5$ AT ,YALE4 ,I ?9K IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO SO1 9 P>T1 BECAUSE IT ILLU/RATES ?AT ONE WAY ?AT TACTICS ( BULLY+1 SIL5C+1 & O!R ABUSIVE /RUCTURES ( P[] OP]ATE IS BY ! 9SI/5CE ON ! P>T ( ! BULK ( ! ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ?AT ?+S LIKE ?IS CANNOT POSSIBLY HAPP54 ,CONSID] ! CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,9 MY CASE1 ,AM]ICAN AN?ROPOLOGI/S W]E CONFRONT$ ) ! 9=MATION ?AT AN UNT5UR$ 0\T0 AN>*I/ S*OL> HAD BE5 DISMISS$ FROM HIS JOB AT A PROM95T UNIV]SITY1 9 A HI<LY IRREGUL> FA%ION 7IT WAS NOT A T5URE CASE & :AT SP>SE M$IA COV]AGE !RE WAS NOT$ ?IS71 DESPITE A /RONG PUBLICATION RECORD & /UD5T SUPPORT4 ,NO (FICIAL REASON WAS GIV54 ,AM]ICAN AN?ROPOLOGI/S W]E ASK$ TO DECIDE BETWE5 TWO OPTIONS3 

POLITICS PLAY$ A ROLE 

HE MU/ HAVE BE5 DISMISS$ = SOME O!R REASON1 JU/ ! DEP>TM5T = SOME REASON DIDN'T SAY :AT IT WAS 

,JUDG+ BY ! RESPONSE :5 ,I !N APPLI$ = JOBS1 ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY APPE> TO HAVE *OS5 #b4 

,SO H]E'S A N>RATIVE ( ! PR9CIPLE EV5TS3 

,9 #b ,I HAD PASS$ MY FIR/ REAPPO9TM5T REVIEW ) FLY+ COLORS & WAS ASSUR$ ,I WAS PROCE$+ EXACTLY AS ,I %\LD AS A JUNIOR PR(--?\< W>N$ TO /AY \T ( POLITICS1 ,I WAS 5C\RAG$ TO ?9K ,I HAD A /RONG *ANCE AT T5URE IF ,I FOLL[$ ?IS ADVICE4 ,9 FACT ,I WAS AW>E ?AT ! ,YALE T5URE RATE WAS R\<LY #g.0 SO T5URE /RUCK ME AS UNLIKELY1 NO MATT] H[ WELL ,I PLAY$ MY C>DS4 ,!RE=E1 :5 ! ,GLOBAL ,JU/ICE ,MOVEM5T PICK$ UP & ,I FELT ,I WAS UNIQUELY POSITION$--& !RE=E HAD AN HI/ORICAL RESPONSIBILITY--TO CONTRIBUTE1 ,I EFFECTIVELY TOLD MYSELF 0WELL1 IT'S NOT LIKE ,I'D HAVE GOTT5 T5URE ANYWAY0 & JUMP$ ON BO>D4 ,I SOON BECAME CONV9C$ ! TOOLS ( E?NOGRAPHY C\LD BE USEFUL TO ?OSE TRY+ TO CREATE NEW =MS ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY & TOOK A SABBATICAL YE> 7#b#a-#b#b7 TO PURSUE ?IS IDEA4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( ?AT SABBATICAL YE> ,I ALSO MADE PRESS /ATEM5TS AS A MEMB] ( V>I\S DIRECT ACTION-ORI5T$ & BROADLY AN>*I/ GR\PS 9VOLV$ 9 ! PROTE/S ?AT SUCCESSFULLY HALT$ ! ,FREE ,TRADE ,>EA ( ! ,AM]ICAS TREATY & O!R NEOLIB]AL TRADE 9ITIATIVES4 ,:5 ,I RETURN$ 9 ! FALL ( #b#b1 SEV]AL PREVI\SLY FRI5DLY MEMB]S ( ! S5IOR FACULTY - PEOPLE ,I HAD NOT BE5 9 CONTACT ) AT ALL DUR+ MY SABBATICAL - REFUS$ TO SPEAK TO ME4 ,!Y DID NOT RETURN MY GREET+S & WALK$ BY AS IF ,I WASN'T !RE4 

,I %\LD CL>IFY ! ,YALE SOCIO-CULTURAL AN?ROPOLOGY DEP>TM5T WAS1 AT ?AT TIME1 9 AN UNHAPPY /ATE4 ,IF !Y W]E KN[N \TSIDE ,NEW ,HAV5 = ANY?+1 AT ?AT TIME1 IT WAS = !IR UNIQUE 9/ITUTIONAL CULTURE1 EPITOMIZ$ BY ! HABIT ( SOME MEMB]S ( ! S5IOR FACULTY ( WRIT+ LUKEW>M OR EV5 HO/ILE LETT]S ( RECOMM5DATION = !IR [N GRADUATE /UD5TS--/UD5TS :O1 ,I MI<T NOTE1 W]E ON AV]AGE ( A CLE>LY HI<] 9TELLECTUAL CALIB] ?AN ! FACULTY1 BUT LIV$ 9 A CLIMATE ( FE> & 9TIMIDATION AS A RESULT4 7,NE$LESS TO SAY IT WAS ! SAME CLIQUE :O WROTE ! HO/ILE LETT]S :O SUDD5LY /OPP$ SPEAK+ TO ME47 ,MATT]S W]E COMPLICAT$ BY A GRAD /UD5T UNIONIZATION DRIVE ?AT MET ) UNREL5T+ HO/ILITY FROM ?IS SAME DOM9ANT CLIQUE3 UNION ORGANIZ]S HAD BE5 SCREAM$ AT1 RECEIV$ ABUSIVE EMAILS1 BE5 OBJECT ( ALL SORTS ( FALSE ACCUSATIONS1 EV5 BE5 ?REAT5$ ) POLICE2 !RE W]E MULTIPLE \T/&+ /UD5T GRIEVANCES & COMPLA9TS AGA9/ SU* BEHAVIOR & EV5 ONE P5D+ ,N,L,R,B CASE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! /UD5TS !MSELVES W]E DEEPLY DIVID$ AB\T ! M]ITS ( ! UNION4 ,JUNIOR FACULTY W]E CAU<T 9 ! MIDDLE4 ,= MY [N P>T1 ,I MADE ! /RATEGIC DECISION TO AVOID 9T]NAL ,YALE POLITICS1 & FOCUS ON L>G] T>GETS 7SU* AS ! ,I,M,F74 ,9 ,NEW ,HAV51 ,I CONC5TRAT$ MY EF=TS ON TEA*+1 & ON M5TOR+ & PROTECT+ MY [N /UD5TS--:O1 ,I AM PR\D TO REPORT1 >E ALMO/ ALL N[ PURSU+ SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC C>E]S4 

,9 ! 5D1 ,I WAS NOT ALL[$ TO REMA9 NEUTRAL4 

,:5 ! TIME CAME 9 #bd = ! NORMALLY R\T9E PROMOTION TO 0,T]M ,ASSOCIATE0 7AN UNT5UR$ POSITION ?AT W\LD LEAD 9 F\R YE>S TO T5URE REVIEW71 ?IS SAME H&FUL ( S5IOR FACULTY TRI$ TO D5Y ME REAPPO9TM5T1 DESPITE UNI=MLY POSITIVE EXT]NAL REVIEWS 7ONE BY ,LAURA ,NAD]7 & /RONG /UD5T EVALUATIONS 7,I HAD TAU<T SOME ( ! MO/ POPUL> C\RSES 9 ! DEP>TM5T'S HI/ORY74 ,!Y TOLD ! DEAN ,I HAD NOT DONE 5\< COMMITTEE WORK--BUT :5 *ALL5G$ W]E =C$ TO ADMIT !Y HAD NOT GIV5 ME ANY4 ,9=M$ !Y C\LDN'T SIMPLY FIRE ME )\T W>N+1 !Y SOLICIT$1 & W]E GRANT$1 SPECIAL P]MISSION TO REVIEW MY CASE AGA9 AFT] A YE>--& ?IS TIME1 AT !IR 9SI/5CE & AS F> AS ,I KN[ 9 VIOLATION ( ALL PREC$5T1 )\T EXT]NAL OR /UD5T 9PUT4 

,AT ! V]Y LEA/ ?IS PROC$URE WAS HI<LY IRREGUL>4 

,! NEXT YE> ! SAME CLIQUE ATTEMPT$ TO PRESSURE \T P]HAPS MY MO/ TAL5T$ /UD5T1 A BRILLIANT ,ASIAN-,AM]ICAN WOMAN :O WAS ALSO AN ORGANIZ] 9 ! GRADUATE /UD5T UNIONIZATION CAMPAIGN1 BE=E A MAJOR /UD5T /RIKE--ON OBVI\SLY FABRICAT$ GR\NDS4 7,! ,DIRECTOR ( ,GRADUATE ,/UDIES HAD WRITT5 H] A NEGATIVE LETT] ( RECOMM5DATION = AN ,A,A,A GRANT APPLICATION1 !N ACCUS$ H] ( 0E?ICAL VIOLATIONS0 = NOT US+ OR RETURN+ IT1 & DEM&$ %E LEAVE ! PROGRAM1 DESPITE A COMPLETE LACK ( ANY ACTUAL GR\NDS = EXPULSION47 ,?IS WAS ( C\RSE PRIM>ILY AN ATTEMPT TO 9TIMIDATE ! UNION ORGANIZ]S1 BUT P>TLY ALSO MEANT TO TE/ MY LOYALTY4 ,I FAIL$ ! TE/ SPECTACUL>LY BY DEF5D+ H] 7%E WAS AN EXCELL5T /UD5T1 ) GOOD GRADES & /RONG SUPPORT ACROSS DEP>TM5TS74 ,AFT]W>DS ,I WAS--?IS IS ACTUALLY TRUE--ACCUS$ ( 09TIMIDAT+0 ! ,D,G,S BY TAK+ NOTES 9 ! MEET+ :]E ! ,D,G,S TRI$ TO PRESSURE ! /UD5T TO RESIGN1 LEAV+ ME LAT] TO REM>K ?AT ,YALE WAS ! ONLY PLACE ,I KNEW ( :]E A REPRES5TATIVE ( ! S5IOR FACULTY CAN TELL A /UD5T 0Y\'RE NO GOOD1 GET \T ( ! PROGRAM60 ONE JUNIOR FACULTY MEMB] D>ES TO SAY 0SURELY WE CAN WORK SOME?+ \T10 & HE'S ! ONE :O GETS ACCUS$ ( 09TIMIDATION40 7,9CID5TALLY1 %E DID NOT RESIGN1 DID GET ! GRANT1 & IS N[ PURSU+ A SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC C>E]47 

,AFT] ?AT MY DISMISSAL WAS A =EGONE CONCLUSION4 ,ALL ?AT REMA9$ WAS TO F9D A PRETEXT4 ,?IS H[EV] PROV$ DIFFICULT1 S9CE ,I DID NOT HAVE A DRUG OR DR9K+ PROBLEM1 HAD NEV] BE5 ACCUS$ ( PLAGI>ISM1 UNE?ICAL ACADEMIC PRACTICES1 OR SEXUAL OR ANY O!R =M ( H>ASSM5T1 HAD NEV] BE5 CONVICT$ ( A CRIME1 NEV] SLEPT ) /UD5TS1 HAD NO HI/ORY ( CL9ICAL M5TAL HEAL? ISSUES1 & NEV] BE5 ! OBJECT ( /UD5T GRIEVANCES OR COMPLA9TS 79 FACT1 IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE ,I WAS ! ONLY MEMB] ( ! SOCIO-CULTURAL FACULTY AT ?AT TIME ( :OM NONE ( !SE ?+S C\LD BE SAID47 ,I WAS ALSO BY !N DO+ QUITE A BIT ( S]VICE WORK & HAD CONTRACTS = TWO =?COM+ MONOGRAPHS 9 ADDITION TO ! TWO BOOKS ALREADY \T4 ,SOME /UD5TS TOLD ME !Y W]E PRESSUR$ TO BR+ FALSE *>GES BUT REFUS$4 ,MANY WROTE UNSOLICIT$ LETT]S ( SUPPORT4 ,! BE/ ! O!R SIDE C\LD DO WAS TO GET ONE =EIGN /UD5T1 :O WAS TOLD %E WAS 9 DANG] ( FLUNK+ \T & BE+ DEPORT$1 TO WRITE A LETT] COMPLA9+ AB\T ! OV]LY DEMOCRATIC WAY ,I HAD ORGANIZ$ A SEM9> 7674 ,?IS H[EV] ALL[$ !M TO CLAIM ! /UD5TS W]E NOT UNANIM\S1 & ! /UD5T LETT]S W]5'T 5T]$ 9TO EVID5CE ANYWAY4 ,SOME BRAVE & WOND]FUL COLLEAGUES F\<T H>D TO DEF5D ME1 BUT 9 ! 5D IT WAS TO NO AVAIL4 7,MO/ ALSO LEFT 9 FRU/RATION SOON AFT]47 ,9 ! 5D1 ,I WAS TOLD MY CONTRACT WAS NOT BE+ R5EW$ BUT NO REASON WAS GIV5--O!R ?AN A NEWF\ND CONC]N ) ! SUPPOS$ WEAKNESS 9 MY ACADEMIC WORK4 

,AT ! TIME1 IT HONE/LY NEV] OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT ,I W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO F9D A JOB ELSE:]E 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,LETT]S ( SUPPORT W]E P\R+ 9 FROM SEEM+LY EV]Y:]E - ,M>%ALL ,SAHL9S TO ,LAURA ,NAD] TO ,MICK ,TAUSSIG TO ,JOHN & ,JEAN ,COM>(F4 ,\TRAG$ /UD5TS ASK$ ME IF !Y C\LD PROTE/ MY DISMISSAL4 ,?IS WAS A H>D ONE4 ,I HAD ALREADY DECID$ NOT TO SUE1 DESPITE RECEIV+ MORE ?AN ONE COMMUNICATION FROM PEOPLE CONNECT$ TO ! ,LAW ,S*OOL SUGGE/+ ,I DO SO--& IT'S TRUE ,I KNEW IF ,I HAD SU$1 ,I'D HAVE HAD ALMO/ UNIQUELY WELL-POSITION$ 7ONE /UD5T1 = EXAMPLE1 WAS WILL+ TO TE/IFY ?AT ONE ( ! PR(S LEAD+ ! *>GE AGA9/ ME HAD ACTUALLY CALL$ H] P>5TS TO W>N !M ?AT !IR DAU<T] WAS TAK+ C\RSES ) A DANG]\S RADICAL67 ,IT OCCURR$ TO ME SU+ MI<T DAMAGE MY FUTURE PROSPECTS4 ,/ILL1 ! AN?ROPOLOGY /UD5TS HAD BE5 V]Y MU* DIVID$ OV] ! UNIONIZATION DRIVE1 & MANY TOLD ME ! ONLY ?+ !Y ALL AGRE$ ON WAS ?AT :AT HAPP5$ TO ME WAS WRONG--!Y W]E EV5 PUTT+ TOGE!R PROTE/ COMMITTEES1 EA* C>EFULLY BALANC$ ) ONE PRO- & ONE ANTI-UNION /UD5T4 ,I FELT ,I C\LD H>DLY TELL !M NOT TO4 ,9 RETROSPECT ,I REALIZE ?IS WAS MY UNDO+4 

,! ,*RONICLE ACC\NT ?AT ,LAURA ,NAD] M5TIONS DESCRIBES ME AS FAIL+ TO L& A JOB DESPITE #ag ATTEMPTS 7BY ! 5D ,I ?9K IT WAS WELL OV] #b74 ,?IS SUB/ANTIALLY UND]/ATES :AT HAPP5$4 ,FAILURE TO W9 A POSITION DESPITE #b"4 ATTEMPTS MI<T /ILL BE ATTRIBUT$ TO BAD LUCK 9 A DIFFICULT JOB M>KET4 ,9 FACT1 9 #b"4 ATTEMPTS1 ,I FAIL$ EV5 ONCE TO EV5 BE CONSID]$ = A JOB4 ,NOT ONLY DID ,I NOT MAKE ANY %ORT LI/S1 ,I FAIL$ TO MAKE ANY LONG LI/S4 ,NOT A S+LE UNIV]SITY ASK$ ME = MY LETT]S ( RECOMM5DATION4 ,?AT MEANS ?AT 9 EV]Y S+LE ONE ( ?OSE #b"4 APPLICATIONS ,I WAS ELIM9AT$ AT ! FIR/ CUT4 ,9 CONTRA/1 BE=E MY FIR+ FROM ,YALE1 ,I HAD MADE AT LEA/ ! FIR/ CUT 9 VIRTUALLY EV]Y JOB ,I APPLI$ =1 & :AT'S MORE1 AFT]W>DS1 ,I CONT9U$ TO BE CONSID]$ 9 ! SAME WAY EV]Y:]E ELSE 9 ! WORLD O!R ?AN ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,I WAS RECEIV+ REGUL> FEEL]S & EV5 (F]S FROM DEP>TM5TS FROM ,P>IS & ,LONDON TO ,%AN<AI2 BUT 9 ! ,U,S1 SUDD5LY NO ONE W\LD LOOK AT ME4 ,IT IS ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTRIBUTE ?IS TO /ATI/ICAL CO9CID5CE4 

,N[ ,I MU/ ADMIT ?IS \TCOME DID SURPRISE ME4 ,! ,YALE DEP>TM5T WAS AS ,I M5TION$ FAM\S = ITS POISON-P5 LETT]S4 ,NO D\BT !Y'D BE SPREAD+ RUMORS BUT :O W\LD TAKE !M S]I\SLY8 ,& AFT] ALL1 AS ,I (T5 TOLD MYSELF1 ,I ONLY NE$$ ONE JOB4 ,YET NONE MAT]IALIZ$4 

,I DID GET 9SID] 9=MATION AB\T :AT HAPP5$ 9 A FEW 9/ANCES4 ,AS MO/ READ]S WILL BE AW>E1 AT ! FIR/ R\ND 9 JOB SE>*ES1 COMMITTEES >E (T5 FAC$ ) AN OV]:ELM+ DELUGE ( APPLICATIONS & >E DESP]ATE TO CULL4 ,IF ANYONE RAISES A /RONG OBJECTION TO AN APPLICANT ?AT APPLICANT IS USUALLY ELIM9AT$ )\T FUR!R DISCUSSION4 ,! EFFECT IS MU* LIKE BLACK-BALL+ 9 A SOCIAL CLUB4 ,9 MY [N CASE1 TOO1 MATT]S W]E COMPLICAT$ BY ! /UD5T PROTE/4 ,I WAS LABEL$ A 0TR\BLE-MAK]0 :O W\LD TURN !IR /UD5TS AGA9/ !M 7A SILLY IDEA1 AS MY SUBSEQU5T HI/ORY ATTE/S74 ,SO 9 MANY CASES AT LEA/1 ! MOM5T ONE P]SON RAIS$ ANY SU* OBJECTIONS1 MY APPLICATION WAS 9/ANTLY REJECT$4 ,I WAS ALSO TOLD ?IS ALSO HAPP5$ 9 AT LEA/ TWO CASES :]E ,I WAS CONSID]$ AS A T>GET ( OPPORTUNITY--9 ONE CASE ! ONE OBJECTION CAME FROM A FACULTY MEMB]1 9 ! O!R FROM ADM9I/RATION4 ,BUT ALWAYS1 ONE OBJECTION WAS 5\<4 

,I'LL /OP ! N>RATIVE H]E1 & JU/ UND]L9E A FEW RELEVANT LESSONS3 

#a4 ,!RE IS A NE> TOTAL GULF BETWE5 ! WAY MANY 7MO/87 AN?ROPOLOGI/S VIEW SITUATIONS 9 !IR FIELD >EAS1 :]E !Y T5D TO ID5TIFY ) ! UND]DOG1 & 9 ! ACADEMY1 :]E !Y T5D TO 9/9CTUALLY TAKE ! SIDE ( /RUCTURES ( 9/ITUTIONAL AU?ORITY4 ,!RE IS LITTLE D\BT ?AT MO/ ( MY DETRACTORS W\LD HAVE COME TO EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE CONCLUSION AB\T :AT MU/ HAVE 0REALLY HAPP5$0 9 MY CASE HAD ,I BE5 A Y\NG S*OL> & POLITICAL DISSID5T 9 ,9DONESIA OR ,MOZAMBIQUE :O WAS DISMISS$ FROM HIS JOB ) NO REASON BE+ GIV54 

#b4 ,A WIDESPREAD S5SE ( GUILTY DISCOM=T AB\T ?IS DISCREPANCY (T5 SP>KS RES5TM5T AT ANYONE :OSE ACTIVE POLITICAL 5GAGEM5T MI<T BE5 SE5 AS DRAW+ ATT5TION TO !SE CONTRADICTIONS4 ,TO ?IS DAY1 ,I OCCASIONALLY 5C\NT] COLLEAGUES :O1 ON LE>N+ ,I HAVE A HI/ORY ( ACTIVISM1 9/ANTLY ASSUME ,I MU/ BE SITT+ 9 JUDGM5T ( !M = S9S ( HYPOCRISY :I*1 9 ALMO/ ALL CASES1 W\LD NEV] 9 A MILLION YE>S HAVE OCCURR$ TO ME HAD !Y NOT BR\<T !M UP4 

#c4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXAGG]ATE ! IMPORTANCE ( SOCIAL CLASS4 ,I WAS TOLD BY ONE ALLY AT ,YALE ?AT MY PROBLEM WAS ?AT [+ TO MY PROLET>IAN BACKGR\ND & G5]AL COMPORTM5T1 ,I WAS CONSID]$ 0UNCLUBBABLE40 ,?AT IS1 IF ONE IS NOT FROM A PR(ESSIONAL-MANAG]IAL BACKGR\ND1 ONE CAN BE ACCEPT$ BY ONE'S 0BETT]S10 BUT ONLY IF ONE MAKES IT CLE> SU* ACCEPTANCE IS ONE'S HI<E/ LIFE ASPIRATION4 ,O!RWISE1 IDEAS OR ACTIONS ?AT AMONG ! WELL-BORN W\LD LIKELY BE TREAT$ AS AMUS+ PECCADILLOS--SU* AS AN EMBRACE ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS--WILL BE CONSID]$ TO DISQUALIFY ONE FROM ACADEMIC LIFE 5TIRELY4 

#d4 ,9 EXTREMELY HI]>*ICAL 5VIRONM5TS1 BE+ NICE IS (T5 SE5 AS IMP]T95T OR SUBV]SIVE--AT LEA/1 IF ONE IS EQUALLY FRI5DLY & SYMPA!TIC TO EV]YONE4 

#e4 ,9 ACADEMIC 5VIRONM5TS :]E MO/ PEOPLE W]E FIR/ DRAWN TO !IR C>E]S BY A S5SE ( 9TELLECTUAL EXCITEM5T1 BUT FEEL !Y !N HAD TO SACRIFICE ?AT S5SE ( JOY & PLAY 9 ORD] TO OBTA9 LIFE SECURITY1 IT IS EXTREMELY UNWISE TO BE SE5 AS VISIBLY 5JOY+ ONESELF1 EV5 9 ! S5SE ( BE+ EXCIT$ BY IDEAS4 ,?IS IS VIEW$ AS 9CONSID]ATE4 

#f4 ,! T]M 0COLLEGIALITY0 (T5 OP]ATES 9 A DEEPLY 9SIDI\S WAY TO DISGUISE ! WORK+S ( PO9TS #d1 & #e4 ,IF ONE HE>S ?AT SOMEONE IS 0UNCOLLEGIAL0 ONE TYPICALLY ASSUMES !Y >E RUDE1 CONT5TI\S1 NA/Y1 UNSOCIABLE1 OR O!RWISE A J]K4 ,9 FACT ! T]M IS NEV] APPLI$ TO SUP]IORS = ABUS+ 9F]IORS1 BUT IS ALMO/ 9V>IABLY US$ = PEOPLE L[] D[N 9 A HI]>*Y = ACT+ 9 WAY ?AT O!RS 7(T5 BUT NOT ONLY SUP]IORS7 DISAPPROVE (4 ,IT IS ?US P]FECTLY POSSIBLE TO BE TOO NICE TO /UD5TS1 & TOO 5?USIA/IC AB\T %>+ IDEAS1 & BE D5\NC$ AS 0UNCOLLEGIAL0 - ?US RAIS+ 9 ! M9DS ( ALL ?OSE UNFAMILI> ) ! SPECIFICS ( ! CASE ! ASSUMPTION ?AT ONE'S BEHAVIOR WAS EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE4 

#g4 ,*ILDR5 ( ! PR(ESSIONAL-MANAG]IAL CLASSES1 AS ,TOM ,FRANK REC5TLY PO9T$ \T1 T5D TO LACK ANY E?OS ( SOLID>ITY4 ,SOLID>ITY IS L>GELY A VALUE AMONG WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE1 OR AMONG ! O!RWISE M>G9ALIZ$ OR OPPRESS$4 ,PR(ESSIONAL-MANAG]IALS T5D T[>DS RADICAL 9DIVIDUALISM1 & = !M1 LEFT POLITICS BECOMES L>GELY A MATT] ( PURITANICAL ONE-UPMAN%IP 70*ECK Y\R PRIVILEGE6071 ) ! S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY TO O!RS L>GELY DISPLAC$ ONTO RESPONSIBILITY TO AB/RACTIONS1 =MS1 PROCESSES1 & 9/ITUTIONS4 ,H5CE FREQU5T COMM5TS FROM O/5SIBLE LEFTI/S ?AT1 9 PROTE/+ MY IRREGUL> DISMISSAL1 ,I WAS REVEAL+ AN >ROGANT S5SE ( 5TITLEM5T BY SUGGE/+ AN?ROPOLOGY SOMEH[ [$ ME A JOB 9 ! FIR/ PLACE 7,I GOT SIMIL> REACTIONS FROM SOME ACADEMIC 0LEFTI/S0 :5 ,I WAS EVICT$ FROM MY LIFELONG FAMILY HOME AT ! 9/IGATION ( ,POLICE ,9TELLIG5CE & ,C\NT]-,T]RORISM1 AFT] ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET4 0,OH1 SO Y\ ?9K Y\ HAVE SOME K9D ( RI<T TO LIVE 9 ,MANHATTAN807 ,I F9D IT TELL+1 = 9/ANCE1 ?AT ( ! FEW :O DID REA* \T 9 PRACTICAL T]MS 9 ! WAKE ( MY DISMISSAL1 & ASK IF !RE WAS ANY?+ !Y C\LD DO TO HELP ME F9D EMPLOYM5T1 ! MAJORITY W]E ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN3 I4E41 PEOPLE :O CAME FROM A TRADITION ( RADICALISM :]E PEOPLE >E KE5LY AW>E ?AT /ICK+ ONE'S NECK \T C\LD HAVE SEV]E P]SONAL CONSEQU5CES1 & ?AT !RE=E1 MUTUAL SUPPORT WAS NECESS>Y = SURVIVAL4 ,MANY ( ELITE BACKGR\ND (F]$ PUBLIC MORAL SUPPORT1 BUT FEW IF ANY (F]$ ME PRACTICAL HELP ( ANY K9D4 

#h4 ,! 7TACITLY AU?ORIT>IAN7 9SI/5CE ON ACT+ AS IF 9/ITUTIONS C\LD NOT POSSIBLY BEHAVE ! WAY ! AN?ROPOLOGY DEP>TM5T AT ,YALE DID 9 FACT BEHAVE LEADS ALMO/ NECESS>Y TO VICTIM-BLAM+4 ,AS A RESULT1 BULLY+--:I* ,I HAVE ELSE:]E DEF9$ AS UNPROVOK$ ATTACKS DESIGN$ TO PRODUCE A REACTION :I* CAN BE HELD \T AS RETROSPECTIVE JU/IFICATION = ! ATTACKS !MSELVES--T5DS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE /RATEGY 9 ACADEMIC CONTEXTS4 ,ONCE MY CONTRACT WAS NOT R5EW$1 ,I WAS MADE AW>E ?AT )9 ! L>G] ACADEMIC COMMUNITY1 ANY OBJECTIONS ,I MADE TO H[ ,I'D BE5 TREAT$ W\LD BE !MSELVES BE HELD \T AS RETROACTIVE JU/IFICATION = ! NON-R5EWAL ( MY CONTRACT4 ,IF ,I WAS ACCUS$ ( BE+ A BAD TEA*] OR S*OL>1 & ,I OBJECT$ ?AT MY CLASSES W]E POPUL> & MY WORK WELL REG>D$1 ?IS W\LD %[ ,I WAS SELF-IMPORTANT1 & H5CE A BAD COLLEAGUE1 :I* W\LD !N BE CONSID]$ ! LIKELY REAL REASON = MY DISMISSAL4 ,IF ,I SUGGE/$ POLITICAL OR EV5 P]SONAL BIAS ON ! P>T ( ANY ( ?OSE :O OPPOS$ R5EWAL ( MY CONTRACT1 ,I W\LD BE SE5 AS P>ANOID1 & !RE=E AS LIKELY HAV+ BE5 LET GO = ?AT V]Y REASON444 ,& SO ON4 

#i4 ,! TRU? OR FALSITY ( ACCUSATIONS IS (T5 TREAT$ AS IRRELEVANT4 ,!RE SEEMS A TACIT RULE NOT JU/ ( ! ACADEMY BUT ALMO/ ALL ASPECTS ( PR(ESSIONAL-MANAG]IAL LIFE ?AT IF A SUP]IOR PLOTS TO DE/ROY AN UND]L+'S C>E]1 ?IS IS CONSID]$ DISAGREEABLE BEHAVIOR1 C]TA9LY1 BUT CONSEQU5CES >E UNLIKELY TO FOLL[4 ,IF ! VICTIM PUBLICLY /ATES ?IS HAPP5$1 H[EV]1 ?IS IS CONSID]$ UN=GIVABLE & !RE WILL BE SEV]E CONSEQU5CES--:E!R OR NOT ! ACCUSATIONS >E CORRECT4 ,SIMIL>LY IF ACCUSATIONS >E DIRECT$ AGA9/ AN UND]L+1 EV5 IF !Y >E PROV5 FALSE1 ! UND]L+ IS USUALLY ASSUM$ TO HAVE DONE SOME?+ ELSE TO HAVE E>N$ ! RANCOR ( ! ACCUS]4 ,SO 9 A WAY ! V]ACITY ( ! ACCUSATIONS IS AGA9 BESIDE ! PO9T & MAK+ TOO MU* ( A FUSS AB\T IT IS CONSID]$ BIZ>RE4 

#a4 ,PREJUDICE 9 FAVOR ( 9/ITUTIONAL AU?ORITY ALSO ALL[S AU?ORITIES TO EASILY GET AWAY ) 9DIRECT =MS ( DI%ONE/Y AIM$ AT FALSIFY+ ! FACTS4 ,TO ?IS DAY1 MO/ ACADEMICS :O HAVE HE>D ( MY CASE APPE> CONV9C$ ,I WAS SIMPLY D5I$ T5URE1 :I* ( C\RSE MAKES MY PROTE/S ( POLITICAL BIAS SEEM BIZ>RE & SELF-S]V+1 S9CE MO/ JUNIOR FACULTY >E D5I$ T5URE AT ,YALE4 ,ALMO/ NO ONE KN[S ?AT 9 FACT IT WAS A HI<LY UNUSUAL NON-T5URE PROC$URE :]E RULES W]E *ANG$ = MY CASE & MY CASE ONLY4 ,:Y8 ,ONE REASON IS BECAUSE ,YALE AU?ORITIES KEPT MAK+ /ATEM5TS ?AT IMPLI$1 BUT DID NOT QUITE /ATE1 ?AT IT WAS A T5URE CASE4 ,= 9/ANCE :5 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES RAN AN >TICLE AB\T MY DISMISSAL1 ! AU?OR M5TION$ 9 PASS+ IT WAS NOT A T5URE CASE1 BUT ALSO 9CLUD$ A QUOTE FROM AN ALLY ( ! S5IOR FACULTY :I* BASICALLY W\LD HAVE MADE NO S5SE HAD IT NOT BE5 ONE 7%E SAID IT WAS TELL+ ?AT ,I 0P]SONALIZ$0 ! CASE RA!R ?AN SEE+ IT AS BE+ AB\T ,YALE T5URE POLICY74 ,! PLOY WAS EFFECTIVE & MO/ ( ?OSE :O READ ! >TICLE APPE> TO HAVE BE5 LEFT ) A FALSE IMPRESSION ( :AT HAPP5$4 ,BUT ?IS WAS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE ( !IR [N BIAS3 = ALL ! LEFTI/ PO/UR+1 MO/ ,AM]ICAN AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 PRES5T$ ) A CONFUS+ ,RORS*A*-LIKE WELT] ( EVID5CE1 APPE> TO HAVE DECID$ IT WAS MORE LIKELY ?AT AN ACTIVI/ S*OL> HAD UNREASONABLY POLITICIZ$ A R\T9E ACADEMIC DECISION1 ?AN ?AT A NOTORI\SLY CONS]VATIVE DEP>TM5T C\LD POSSIBLY HAVE *ANG$ ! RULES TO GET RID ( RADICAL :O WAS ACTIVELY 5GAG$ 9 ORGANIZ+ DIRECT ACTIONS TO DISRUPT TRADE SUMMITS & DISCOMFIT+ ! P[]FUL 9 O!R ACTUAL1 PRACTICAL1 WAYS4 

,9 ! 5D1 ,I WAS NOT SIL5C$4 ,I MADE A NEW C>E] 9 ! ,U,K1 PUBLI%$ WIDELY1 & CONT9U$ TO MAKE 9T]V5TIONS 9 PUBLIC LIFE4 ,:AT ! ,YALE BRASS DID 5SURE WAS ?AT ALL ?IS CAME AT 5ORM\S P]SONAL CO/4 ,MY TWO REMA9+ CLOSE FAMILY MEMB]S 7BRO!R & MO!R7 BO?1 AS IT HAPP5$1 FAC$ PROLONG$ T]M9AL ILLNESS :ILE ! DRAMA AT ,YALE WAS UNFOLD+--,I F\ND MYSELF DA%+ BACK BETWE5 BE+ C>E-GIV] TO FIR/ ONE !N ! O!R 9 ,NEW ,YORK & DEAL+ ) ! LATE/ MA*9ATIONS ( ! S5IOR FACULTY BACK AT ,YALE--:I* MEANT ,I HAD TO 9DEF9ITELY PO/PONE MY [N PLANS TO />T A FAMILY4 ,MY [N M>RIAGE ULTIMATELY BUCKL$ UND] ! /RA9S ( EXILE1 LEAV+ ME1 = A :ILE PR(\NDLY ISOLAT$4 ,AS ONE MI<T IMAG9E ALL ?IS TOOK NO SMALL EMOTIONAL TOLL4 ,?R[+ MYSELF 9TO WORK ,I ACCOMPLI%$ A GOOD DEAL2 BUT TO ?IS DAY ! REACTION ( ,AM]ICAN AN?ROPOLOGY CONT9UES TO HURT ME4 ,I FELT ,I HAD MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS NOT JU/ TO ! DISCIPL9E1 BUT TO POLITICAL CAUSES ALMO/ ALL MY FELL[ AN?ROPOLOGI/S CLAIM$ TO %>E--9DE$1 9 MANY CASES1 BUILT ACADEMIC C>E]S CLAIM+ TO 9T]PRET & REPRES5T4 ,YET ! MA9 RESPONSE SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 AN EAG]NESS TO GIVE CR$IT TO EV5 ! MO/ TRANSP>5T ATTEMPTS AT *>ACT] ASSASS9ATION4 

,TO 5D ) A SOCIOLOGICAL REFLECTION ON SIL5C+1 !N1 ,I W\LD 9VITE ! READ] TO CONSID] ! FOLL[+4 ,I AGRE$ TO WRITE ?IS BECAUSE ,I HAVE NO 9T5TION TO APPLY = AN ACADEMIC POSITION 9 ,AM]ICA 9 ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE4 ,!RE IS PROBABLY NOT A S+LE P>AGRAPH 9 ?IS ESSAY ?AT ,I W\LD NOT HAVE SELF-C5SOR$ HAD ?AT NOT BE5 ! CASE4 

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