# John Guillory

In this week's episode, let's talk about the value of an English Degree and whether you need one to become a better reader. On top of that, you'll also learn about the degree's unique history and how it still impacts our perception of literature today. Sources mentioned in the video: History of the…

My guest on the show today is Len Gutkin, editor of The Chronicle Review, which is the ideas and analysis section of the Chronicle of Higher Education. Len, in his freelance life, is a critic whose essays have appeared in Liberties, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. He got his PhD in …

A deep-dive into the personal lives of the famed 20th century French theorists (all men) with their newest biographer. References and suggested readings: Emily Eakin. 2026. The Frenchmen: Or, My Life in Theory. Penguin Press. Sarah Bakewell books Ross Doubthat. November 2, 2022. How the Right Beca…

The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291)In this lecture Professor Hungerford discusses how the novels we read are shaped by legal and market constraints. She traces a history of censorship from the Comstock laws, to the policing of Joyce's Ulysses and Ginsberg's Howl, and shows how changes in publi…