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prev 1 2 next (12 results) The Classics on Campus: Looking for William Shakespeare
Mention the classics on college campuses today and you are lucky if you get references to Coca-Cola or cars—and that’s in the faculty lounges and administration offices. (read more) Academic Bill of Rights Wronged
When the Ivory Tower attacks something such as the Academic Bill of Rights that author David Horowitz is promoting, it shows, by its very opposition, the need for such a restraint. (read more) The Publishable Perishable Professoriat
The University: An institution for research and scholarship, or an academy for advanced teaching and learning? (read more) Bard Blues
A veteran teacher explains why she thinks that Shakespeare is "the world’s ultimate rapper." (read more) Biblical Comeback
Even as federal judges seek to censor out of the education system the words “under God” and the Pledge of Allegiance with it, the Bible is actually making a comeback in public schools, aided by celebrities like Chuck Norris and the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (read more) R-rated Movies Given the Boot
Students in Montgomery County just may have to start reading their literature, since the school district banned PG-13 and R movies. (read more) Disabled by Definition
Looking for a job in a university English department? Come to the MLA convention and pitch an invented field of study and you're in. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention. (read more) Shakesqueer
The recent Shakespeare panel at the 2007 Modern Language Association (MLA) convention, ironically titled “Shakesqueer,” featured four queer theorists presenting articles soon to be published by the notoriously liberal Duke University press. (read more) Shakespearian Dystopias
Shakespeare’s commentary on science and society was so profound that the famous author Aldous Huxley copied themes wholesale from the Tempest in order to construct the American dystopian classic A Brave World. (read more) Shakesqueer: the Sequel
We got an anonymous e-mail last week about Bethany Stotts' MLA article, Shakesqueer. This is both an update and an answer. (read more) prev 1 2 next |


