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Gerrymandering the Canon
Scholars should move beyond dividing literature by nationality and stop equating literature with literature written in English, writes Dan Edelstein.
Don't Avoid Conflicts; Mine Them
It was late at night on a spring evening in 2006 at Columbia University, and a dozen of us remained...
Survival of the Disciplines
Why are some departments being eliminated while others are secure? Where will all this pruning leave academe? Meg Worley wonders about the future.
Lessons from a Super Loss
The seeds of the Colts’ defeat were written several weeks earlier -- with implications for higher education, Karen Gross writes.
Critique of Impure Reason
All hail the scholarship of Jean-Baptiste Botul! Scott McLemee looks into a case of philosophical fact-checking.
J.D. Salinger: An Un-Appreciation
By rejecting anthologies and rebuffing biographers, a great author limited his future readership, writes Leonard Cassuto.
It's More Than High Jinks
The New York Times last month reported a story about several politically active students who crossed the line from what...
Afterglow From the MLA
Maria Shine Stewart, a first timer at the annual gathering of literature and language instructors, will be paying off the trip for a while. But it was well worth it for the content and camaraderie, she writes.