Everything shared on this thread has been reported in the mainstream media, not tabloids.

I think that Indologists should be interested in the Blake Wentworth sexual harassment scandal, not because it's sensational, but because sexual harassment is a serious problem in our discipline and the academy more widely. It's a hard truth, but a reality that affects many of us, especially women.

Audrey

Audrey Truschke

Assistant Professor

Department of History
Rutgers University-Newark

On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Walter Slaje <slaje@kabelmail.de> wrote:

Will someone from among the list's managing committee please step in and prevent prospective gossips from turning this list into a tabloid?

 

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2016-10-05 18:03 GMT+02:00 Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>:

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From: Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan <Palaniappa@aol.com>
To: Audrey Truschke <audrey.truschke@gmail.com>
Cc: Indology List <indology@list.indology.info>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 11:02:34 -0500
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Indologist at Center of Sexual Harassment Mess at Berkeley

The case of Blake Wentworth might have played a part in the following story regarding another South Asia specialist.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-berkeley-chancellor-resign-20160816-snap-story.html

Regards,

Palaniappan

On Sep 29, 2016, at 10:52 AM, Audrey Truschke <audrey.truschke@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

List members may be interested in an ongoing sexual harassment scandal at UC Berkeley involving an Indologist, Blake Wentworth.

Wentworth, who works on classical Tamil literature, was found guilty of sexual harassment and misconduct last year by the university, and three of his victims came forward with details of the case (here and here) after being frustrated with delays in firing Wentworth.

Now Wentworth is trying to silence the women he harassed with a defamation lawsuit (here).

As many of you know, sexual harassment is an ongoing issue in many disciplines, and our corner of the academy, it seems, is no exception.

Audrey Truschke

Assistant Professor

Department of History
Rutgers University-Newark

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