postie

In academic circles, a noun for someone who engages in post-structuralist, post-modern or post-colonial research. Also can be used as an adjective to describe anything relating to this research. Generally used somewhat pejoratively.

That new researcher is working on subalternality in Italian refugee policy. She's a total postie.

So are you going to the postie conference? I hear that they're giving presentations on Agamben and Derrida.

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