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Always Historicize? (A Tale of Today, Episode #4)

Always Historicize? (A Tale of Today, Episode #4)

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Oct 1, 2024 | A Tale of Today, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on October 1, 2024 Apple Podcasts Spotify From Fredric Jameson on why “the most important goal is history itself” follows a series of conversations about dialectical criticism vs. new historicism [5:00], the wisdom...
Strategic Presentism & Resistance History (A Tale of Today, Episode #3)

Strategic Presentism & Resistance History (A Tale of Today, Episode #3)

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Sep 23, 2024 | A Tale of Today, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on September 23, 2024 Apple Podcasts Spotify What’s the difference? The episode opens with defenses of presentism by two literary critics and a reception history of “The Gilded Age” [6:30] before turning to a...
Cruel Optimism and The Enclosure of The Commons (A Tale of Today, Episode #2)

Cruel Optimism and The Enclosure of The Commons (A Tale of Today, Episode #2)

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Sep 12, 2024 | A Tale of Today, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on September 12, 2024 Apple Podcasts Spotify A new episode of “A Tale of Today” begins with an explanation of the forest charter and the enclosure of the commons through a revisionist version of a familiar story. The...
The Age of Insecurity (A Tale of Today, Episode #1)

The Age of Insecurity (A Tale of Today, Episode #1)

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Sep 9, 2024 | A Tale of Today, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on September 9th, 2024 Apple Podcasts Spotify A new season of The American Vandal Podcast inspired by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner’s 150-year-old novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, launches with an...
Criticism LTD: Continuing The Dialogue (A Project Narrative Event)

Criticism LTD: Continuing The Dialogue (A Project Narrative Event)

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Feb 26, 2024 | Criticism LTD Afterwords, The American Vandal

Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on February 26, 2024 Spotify Apple Podcasts Recorded at The Ohio State University, as part of the Project Narrative series, Matt Seybold reflects on the making of “Criticism LTD” [3:15], as well as ongoing Ponzi...
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