grievance studies hoax

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf academic hoax
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Sokal Squared
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Peter_Boghossian
gptkb:Helen_Pluckrose
James A. Lindsay
gptkbp:endDate 2018
gptkbp:exposedBy October 2018
gptkbp:fieldsTargeted gender studies
cultural studies
queer theory
feminist studies
fat studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label grievance studies hoax
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Sokal_affair
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:The_Atlantic
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Wall_Street_Journal
gptkbp:method submission of fake papers to academic journals
gptkbp:notablePublication Dog Park paper
gptkbp:numberOfPapersAccepted 7
gptkbp:numberOfPapersPublished 4
gptkbp:numberOfPapersSubmitted 20
gptkbp:purpose to expose problems in certain academic fields
gptkbp:result criticism from targeted fields
discussion on peer review process
sparked debate about academic publishing
gptkbp:startDate 2017
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Stephen_Lindsay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7