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The Formless Form
A literary scholar pays tribute to the essay as a literary genre. Scott McLemee thinks you should wait a couple of weeks before reading this book.
The Fear of Teaching Darwin
Larry Arnhart wants biology students not just to learn about the father of evolutionary theory, but to read his words.
Where Have All the Big Questions Gone?
W. Robert Connor wonders why so many in academe are reluctant to deal with issues of meaning and value.
Is Your Husband a Worse Problem Than Larry Summers?
Linda Hirshman looks at the stay-at-home Moms of academe and says they need to start using their real power.
The Shift Away From Print
Publishers and libraries are heading for a future of electronic only journals. Eileen Gifford Fenton and Roger C. Schonfeld offer suggestions to smooth the way.
Thinking at the Limits
25 years have passed since Louis Althusser went over the edge of sanity. Scott McLemee wonders what keeps drawing scholars into his orbit.
No Field, No Future
Margaret Soltan offers a defense of disciplines in general and English in particular.
Writing to Be Read
Margaret Gutman Klosko wants a new approach to college public relations -- and an end to phrases like "investing in the future."