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.