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Spoiler Alert: ‘The Chair’ Recaps
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The new Netflix show The Chair follows a troubled English department and its new chair, Ji-Yoon Kim, played by Sandra Oh. We rounded up four scholars to chat about the show’s portrayal of academe, and they did not hold back. Read their views of the six episodes here.
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Four academics streamed the new Netflix series. They have takes.
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Four scholars ask themselves, Is this really how student outrage works?
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No, at least not for tenure-track faculty members. But chairs do have to ensure everything runs smoothly.
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In this episode, things begin to go awry for Ji-Yoon.
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One scholar read David Duchovny’s undergraduate thesis. For research, of course.
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The show takes its final spin around the academy.