Berube, Michael, 1961-

The employment of English : theory, jobs, and the future of literary studies / Michael Berube. - 1 online resource (x, 259 pages). - Cultural front . - Cultural front (Series) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cultural studies and cultural capital -- The blessed of the earth -- Professional obligations and academic standards -- Peer pressure : political tensions in the bear market -- Straight outta normal : nonprofit fiction publishing on the margins -- English for employment -- Professional advocates : when is "advocacy" part of one's vocation? -- Free speech and discipline : the boundaries of the multiversity -- Extreme prejudice : the coarsening of American conservatism -- Cultural criticism and the politics of selling out. Works cited.

9780814723425 (e-book)


English philology--Study and teaching--Political aspects--United States.
English literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
English language--Political aspects--United States.
English teachers--Employment--United States.
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
English philology--Vocational guidance.
Language and culture--United States.


Electronic books.

PE68.U5 / B48 1998

820/.71/173