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What Can Race Theory and Queer Theory Teach Us about the State of Literary Studies?

What Can Race Theory and Queer Theory Teach Us about the State of Literary Studies? W h a t C a n R a c e T h e o r y a n d Q u e e r T h e o r y T e a c h U s a b o u t t h e S t a t e o f L i t e r a r y S t u d i e s ? M a r l o n B. R o s s w a n t to po n d e r w h a t recent cultural th e o ry m ig h t p ro ffe r in helping us to rethink liter­ ary stud y in three interrelated areas: curriculu m , fa cu lty hiring , and extra-cathedra interchange, the last o f w hich I'll explain later. W hile acknow ledging that recent c u ltu r­ al th e o ry has in filtra te d o u r lingo, o u r scholarship, and, to som e extent, o u r curriculu m and h irin g , I w a nt to suggest that, in m atters o f w h a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png English Language Notes Duke University Press

What Can Race Theory and Queer Theory Teach Us about the State of Literary Studies?

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Copyright © 2009 Regents of the University of Colorado
ISSN
0013-8282
eISSN
2573-3575
DOI
10.1215/00138282-47.1.37
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Abstract

W h a t C a n R a c e T h e o r y a n d Q u e e r T h e o r y T e a c h U s a b o u t t h e S t a t e o f L i t e r a r y S t u d i e s ? M a r l o n B. R o s s w a n t to po n d e r w h a t recent cultural th e o ry m ig h t p ro ffe r in helping us to rethink liter­ ary stud y in three interrelated areas: curriculu m , fa cu lty hiring , and extra-cathedra interchange, the last o f w hich I'll explain later. W hile acknow ledging that recent c u ltu r­ al th e o ry has in filtra te d o u r lingo, o u r scholarship, and, to som e extent, o u r curriculu m and h irin g , I w a nt to suggest that, in m atters o f w h a

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English Language NotesDuke University Press

Published: Mar 1, 2009

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