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Critics at work : interviews, 1993-2003 / edited by Jeffrey J. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cultural front (Series)
- Cultural front
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Critics--United States--Interviews.
- Critics.
- Criticism--United States--History--20th century.
- Criticism.
- Criticism--United States--History--21st century.
- American literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- American literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Featuring interviews with nineteen leading U.S. literary and cultural critics, Critics at Work offers a unique picture of recent developments in literary studies, critical theory, American studies, gay and lesbian studies, philosophy, and other fields. It provides informative, timely, and often provocative commentary on a broad range of topics, from the state of theory today and the prospects for cultural studies to the role of public intellectuals and the place of political activism. These conversations also elicit illuminating and sometimes surprising insights into the personal and professi
- Contents:
- ""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: The Talk of Criticism""; ""1 Stanley Agonistes: An Interview with Stanley Fish""; ""2 Writing in Concert: An Interview with Cathy Davidson, Alice Kaplan, Jane Tompkins, and Marianna Torgovnick""; ""3 Only Connect: An Interview with Gerald Graff""; ""4 English in America Revisited: An Interview with Richard Ohmann""; ""5 Between Generations: An Interview with Morris Dickstein""; ""6 New New York Intellectual: An Interview with Louis Menand""
- ""7 Canon and Curriculum: An Interview with Paul Lauter""""8 Instituting Cultural Studies: An Interview with E. Ann Kaplan""; ""9 Theory into Practice: An Interview with Barbara Foley""; ""10 From the Left: An Interview with Alan Wald""; ""11 Politics and Philosophy: An Interview with Nancy Fraser""; ""12 The Worldly Philosopher: An Interview with K. Anthony Appiah""; ""13 Sedgwick Unplugged: An Interview with Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick""; ""14 Citizen Berlant: An Interview with Lauren Berlant""; ""15 Undisciplined: An Interview with Andrew Ross""
- ""16 History and Hope: An Interview with Robin D. G. Kelley""""About the Editor""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780814795194
- 0814795196
- 9780814784785
- 081478478X
- 9781417588404
- 1417588403
- OCLC:
- 913695218
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