Talk:Coolitude

Discussion[edit]

The body of this "article" is quite remarkable for not saying anything whatsoever. It's barely an English sentence.

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Does this article really have any encyclopaedic value whatsoever? There isn't even a clear definition of the term and the origin of the word in the opening paragraph, this article is certainly in need of a cleanup and perhaps some actual substance. Angryafghan 17:41, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It at first appears to be basically a synopsis of one book, which also happens to be the only "reference." Digging several pages deep into Google results for the term finally gets one slightly beyond direct references to the book; perhaps someone skilled in pulling together cultural studies concepts and articles could do a good job of making this article more authoritative (I don't care if I can't understand it, although of course a nice summary paragraph should be clear to the uniniated).

The only way I've ever heard the word used (and have for decades) is to colloquially refer to how "cool" someone is, which mostly meant that they listened to "good" music and, usually, that they were "marijuana positive." Which obviously has nothing to do with this particular academic coinage.

It is, apparently, a real concept or word that is being used by more academics than just this one book's authors. human 23:10, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is a parody[edit]

Like the Sokal hoax. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.119.171.3 (talk) 04:56, 10 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

No, I don't think so. I think it falls in with Subaltern Studies, but that the article is written in an unnecessarily obscure style.

May I presume that "coolitude" derives from coolie? If I am correct, the lead paragraph should say so. - Jmabel | Talk 06:13, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's written so badly it looks like it. I suspect the article should be deleted, but in the meantime I've tried to clear it up a little. --Jbmurray 09:58, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

namely[edit]

When slavery was abolished in 1834, namely in Mauritius, (though dates may differ in other areas),

Huh?? "namely in Mauritius"? I have seen people write as clumsily as that, but this article seems to have so much of that that it seems deliberate. Michael Hardy 22:58, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The equivalent of this page got deleted from the French Wikipedia, and no doubt for good reason, too. record of deletion debate --Jbmurray 11:36, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So I've proposed deletion, even after spending a good amount of time trying to clean the page up. --Jbmurray 12:08, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other views[edit]

I feel someone should help to rewrite instead of deleting it, as this concept has just been included in postcolonial studies by the University of Warwick, and The Hindu, the largest Indian newspaper just wrote about its relevance in diaporic studies. So, keep cool and help dear wikinauts ! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.123.13.155 (talk) 06:44, 14 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Hi. As I said, I tried re-writing it, but even so it didn't seem much worth it. So I put my money where my mouth was. Perhaps you might do the same? It'd help if you explained what was meant by "included in postcolonial studies by the University of Warwick," for instance. At present, this claim makes little sense. --Jbmurray 06:50, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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quite bewildering[edit]

"It refers to a transcultural process, articulating imaginaries and cultures in non-essentialist ways."

What on Earth does this sentence mean? 217.44.151.79 (talk) 13:55, 27 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]