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Offers a portrait of academic life in the nineties. This title presents an exploration of the uses and abuses of literary and cultural criticism that offers a running commentary on identity politics and poses serious questions about the state and future of the academy.

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"There is a lot of chortling in this book ... Having chortled, Damrosch's colleagues in the profession may perceive a serious issue in his book. Theory has had a bad effect. The higher the level of discourse, the fewer who can understand it."--John Sutherland, Times Literary Supplement

Table of Contents
1. Tokyo: How Do Disciplines Die? 3 2. Bloomington: Traveling Theory Comes Home 42 3. Chicago: The Politics of Cultural Studies 88 4. Puerto Vallarta: Critical Confessions 134 Bibliography 187 Index 207

Meetings of the Mind

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/12/2010
      ISBN13: 9780691149387, 978-0691149387
      ISBN10: 0691149380
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers a portrait of academic life in the nineties. This title presents an exploration of the uses and abuses of literary and cultural criticism that offers a running commentary on identity politics and poses serious questions about the state and future of the academy.

      Trade Review
      "There is a lot of chortling in this book ... Having chortled, Damrosch's colleagues in the profession may perceive a serious issue in his book. Theory has had a bad effect. The higher the level of discourse, the fewer who can understand it."--John Sutherland, Times Literary Supplement

      Table of Contents
      1. Tokyo: How Do Disciplines Die? 3 2. Bloomington: Traveling Theory Comes Home 42 3. Chicago: The Politics of Cultural Studies 88 4. Puerto Vallarta: Critical Confessions 134 Bibliography 187 Index 207

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