tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post6626352962372846931..comments2024-03-25T10:29:21.161-07:00Comments on Total Dick-Head: PKD's Relationship to AcademiaRagle Gummhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951340313214410331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-15705774484238014662009-05-13T00:54:00.000-07:002009-05-13T00:54:00.000-07:00as an aspiring academic i've long been troubled by...as an aspiring academic i've long been troubled by PKD's anti-criticism stance--of course I would never dream of writing anything like the kind of SF crit he's talking about. He was correct to point out the problem of analysis seeking to "explain away" the meaning of the work (just as in psychoanalysis). I agree with anon that serious analysis doesn't have to be destructive. I've also felt a definite lack of good useful critical material on PKD. the recent book on his "theology" is pretty interesting but all the attempts by Continental theory types to appropriate PKD tend to go wildly wrong IMHO (not that there isn't lots of vital philosophical interest there--it just rarely does justice to the actual content and form of Phil's ideas)Mr. Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308380761257083577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184123882936370131.post-71327661916853693262008-07-29T07:11:00.000-07:002008-07-29T07:11:00.000-07:00I think Phil wanted serious analysis of his work, ...I think Phil wanted serious analysis of his work, but not from 'eggheads' or high society. He probably wanted the average sf reader to delve deeper into his works, after of course, revelling in the worlds, characters and main plot of his novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com