Frontmatter
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
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