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'Manifesto for the Humanities'
Author of new book explains a path forward -- in large part through changes in doctoral education -- for disciplines whose scholars feel under siege.
'Inside Graduate Admissions'
What goes on behind closed doors when professors decide who should get chance to earn a Ph.D.? Author of new book was allowed to watch. She saw elitism, a heavy focus on the GRE and some troubling conversations.
Opinion
His Brother's Keeper
In a new memoir, the brother of the Unabomber tries to make sense of his own past in the context of acts of violence utterly disconnected from his own memories, writes Scott McLemee.
'Teacher, Scholar, Mother'
New book of essays sheds light on what it's like to be a professor and a mom.
Opinion
A Dog's Life
Colin Dayan's With Dogs at the Edge of Life is the work of a mind that slips the leash of genre or narrow specialization at every opportunity, writes Scott McLemee.
Opinion
Open Access and Academic Freedom
The movement to make scholarly work more accessible has created major benefits, but mandating open access -- and Creative Commons licensing -- restricts authors’ ability to say how, where and by whom their work will be reused, writes Rick Anderson.
More Humanities Books
Study finds increase in number of new titles -- and their share of all new scholarly books.
Opinion
'Mad Men' Unzipped
A new academic book on the AMC series is a good conversation starter about the condition of "being a fan" in the everyday, typical sense, writes Scott McLemee.