BOOKS - The Critical Pulse
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The Critical Pulse
Author: Jeffrey Williams
Year: 2012
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.5 MB
Language: English
Year: 2012
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.5 MB
Language: English
This unprecedented anthology asks thirty six leading literary and cultural critics to elaborate on their profession reasserting its widespread relevance and purpose These credos boldly defend the function of criticism in contemporary society and showcase its vitality in the era after theory Essays address literature and politics with some focusing on the sorry state of higher education and others concentrating on teaching and the fate of the humanities All reflect the critics personal particular and deeply engaging experiences Their stories move amuse and inspire the reader to develop his or her own critical credo for approaching the world Reflecting on the past looking forward to the future and committed to the power of productive critical thought this volume proves the value of criticism for today s skeptical audiences This unprecedented anthology asks thirty six leading literary and cultural critics to elaborate on the nature of their profession With the humanities feeling the pinch of financial and political pressures and its disciplines resting on increasingly uncertain conceptual ground there couldn t be a better time for critics to reassert their widespread relevance and purpose These credos boldly defend the function of criticism in contemporary society and showcase its vitality in the era after theory Essays address literature and politics with some focusing on the sorry state of higher education and others concentrating on teaching and the fate of the humanities All reflect the critics personal particular experiences Deeply personal and engaging these stories move amuse and inspire ultimately encouraging the reader to develop his or her own critical credo with which to approach the world Reflecting on the past looking forward to the future and committed to the power of productive critical thought this volume proves the value of criticism for today s skeptical audiences Contributors Andrew Ross Amitava Kumar Lisa Lowe Vincent B Leitch Craig Womack Jeffrey J Williams Marc Bousquet Katie Hogan Michelle A Masse John Conley Heather Steffen Paul Lauter Cary Nelson David B Downing Barbara Foley Michael Berube Victor Cohen Gerald Graff William Germano Ann Pellegrini Bruce Robbins Kenneth Warren Diana Fuss Lauren Berlant Toril Moi Morris Dickstein Rita Felski David R Shumway Mark Bauerlein Devoney Looser Stephen Burt Mark Greif Kathleen Fitzpatrick Mark McGurl Frances Negron Muntaner Judith Jack Halberstam
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