James A. Lindsay

James A. Lindsay is a figure I find hard to file away, which is precisely why he interests me. A mathematician and physicist by training, he reinvented himself as a cultural critic, most notoriously through the 2017-18 "grievance studies affair," submitting hoax papers to test academic rigor. There is a provocateur's mischief in that, but also a real argument about scholarly standards underneath. His book Cynical Theories remains genuinely polarizing. I do not endorse all of his conclusions, yet I respect that he chose to enter the fray himself rather than snipe from safety. Intellectual risk-taking, even when contentious, earns my attention.

Name (English)

James A. Lindsay

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・A・リンゼイ

Reading

じぇーむず・A・りんぜい

Born

June 8, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Origin

Ogdensburg, New York, United States

Occupation

mathematician / critic / non-fiction writer / writer / physicist

High school

Maryville High School

University

University of Tennessee

Motto

Private

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Tags

• New York
• mathematician
• critic
• non-fiction writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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