Politics & The Paracademy (Criticism LTD, Episode #8)
An attempt to triangulate politicization, professionalization, and publication by examining several periods in the history of criticism.
Blog
The Trouble Begins in Hartford: Digging up the Past – Then & Now of the Historic Hotel Ampersand
Event takes place on Wednesday, September 20 with virtual and in-person options available
CFP: New York History Conference at Albany, NY (June 20 & 21, 2024)
CFP deadline is January 1, 2024
“‘Personal Recollections’ of Quarry Farm” (A Quarry Farm Testimonial)
Quarry Farm Fellow BJ Dobski (Assumption University) reflects on his time on the East Hill
The Chicago Fight (Criticism LTD, Episodes #6-7)
A deep dive into the Chicago Critics who inspired John Crowe Ransom’s 1937 essay, “Criticism Inc.”
“The Mirror of Your Imagination” (A Quarry Farm Testimonial)
Quarry Farm Fellow Stephen Rachman writes about his time on the East Hill
CMTS Announces the 2023 Fall Trouble Begins Lineup
All CMTS lectures are open the public at no cost. We hope to see you at the talks!
John T. Lewis & Mark Twain: A Friendship
“This wearer aggrandizes the watch, not the watch the wearer”
The Racist Interpretation Complex (Criticism LTD, Episode #5)
What is the political economy of New Criticism? Are the racist and reactionary Cold War politics of the New Critics immanent to their trademark method: close reading?