CFP: “American Nightmares”: Inaugural Symposium for the Society for the Study of the American Gothic at Salem, MA (March 21-23, 2024)
CFP deadline is October 31, 2023
Quarry Farm Fellow BJ Dobski (Assumption University) reflects on his time on the East Hill
A deep dive into the Chicago Critics who inspired John Crowe Ransom’s 1937 essay, “Criticism Inc.”
Quarry Farm Fellow Stephen Rachman writes about his time on the East Hill
All CMTS lectures are open the public at no cost. We hope to see you at the talks!
“This wearer aggrandizes the watch, not the watch the wearer”
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?
Last week, West Virginia University announced that it would abolish its World Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Department, proposing to replace it with automated digital instruction. This is the apotheosis of trends going back decades. In this episode we talk about the effects of monolingual education.
Jeffrey Melton contributes an information resource page on Twain’s seminal travel narrative and first full-length book
The event takes place tomorrow with in person and online options available