It's about how academics interpret things, yes, but it's also about how fandom does - and, really, it shows very clearly that academics and fandom are two peas in an awesome but somewhat contentious pod.

Omg! I never realised that! I love the academics in Written By the Victors, and I never realised that they were a metaphor for fandom! I'm simultaneously pleased and annoyed. (Pleased because it's a wonderful metaphor and I thank you for pointing it out; annoyed -- sort of -- because I didn't catch it myself.)

I read Freedom when I hadn't yet seen the show, and I'd only read a handful of SGA fics. Now I'm afraid to read it again. It is probably great and will give me more comfort than hurt, but still -- wah.

Thanks for the tip about keeping a Story That Heals All Wounds in a safety tab. I don't know why I've never thought to do that! That kind of an arrangement is exactly what I need.