The Importance of Diversity Statements

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"It's in that category of things like land acknowledgments where nobody really goes to bat for it," he says. "I feel like I have something and I don't mean to exclude you, but I am the stepson of Christina Hoffs." He adds: "This is a really good pick on your part because it really exonerates you from anything"

What’s the meaning of a work of art? Does the text mean just what the author intends it to mean? Does it matter what Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark thinks about the end of 2001? Or is the artist’s interpretation just one interpretation among many once the text is out in the world? We explore the question of authorial intent, and brace yourselves - this is just about as postmodern as David gets.

Plus – do we have what it takes to get an invite to the thought criminals club?

Links

The Party is Canceled [newyorker.com]

Was I Wrong About The Irishman? by Thomas Flight [youtube.com]

Authorial Intent [wikipedia.org]