The request for "Joey 1997" refers to influential 1997 article, " Holy Men and Big Guns: The Can[n]on in Social Theory
"If you’re reading this, it’s already started. Don’t trust the carnival. And whatever you do—don’t go down the Slide of Mirrors on August 17th." joey 1997
Billy attempts to release Joey back into the wild, but he faces a moral dilemma: having been raised in captivity, Joey lacks the survival skills necessary to fend for himself in the harsh outback. The narrative follows Billy’s journey to teach Joey how to be a wild kangaroo while evading the carnival owner and authorities who want the profitable animal back. The request for "Joey 1997" refers to influential
"You opened it early," the man said. His voice echoed like a tunnel. "I buried that box when I was twelve. The carnival comes every year on August 17th. It takes one of us. I tried to warn you—but you're me. And I never listen." The narrative follows Billy’s journey to teach Joey
The man smiled sadly. "You don't. You just become the one who buries the box for the next Joey. 1997 wasn't a date, kid. It was a loop."
Sprague utilizes a clever play on words in her title, "Can[n]on," to highlight the dual nature of these foundational texts. They are both a (a sacred body of law or literature) and a cannon (a weapon of exclusion and power). She suggests that by elevating a small group of "founding fathers" to the status of "holy men," the discipline treats their specific, historically situated perspectives as universal truths. 2. Standpoint and Abstraction