# Stanley Fish
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Stanley Eugene Fish (born April 19, 1938) is an American literary theorist, legal scholar, author and public intellectual. He is currently the Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, although Fish has no degrees or training in law. Fish has previously served as the Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Humanities and a professor of law at Florida International University and is dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Law on Film (ft. Stanley Fish)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Stanley Fish joins in to discuss his recent book, "Law at the Movies: Turning Legal Doctrine into Art."
Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
First Things: Law on Film (ft. Stanley Fish)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Stanley Fish joins in to discuss his recent book, “Law at the Movies: Turning Legal Doctrine into Art.” Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
Joining the Frey: The Battle for the Liberal Arts
Chris is joined by Jennifer Frey, professor of philosophy in the department of philosophy & religion at The University of Tulsa, and former Dean of the Honors College at TU. They discuss the university’s recent decision to eliminate her position as dean and restructure the Honors College, the power…
82. Brian Bix | Legal Philosophy
How much of constitutional meaning is fixed by the past, and how much is inevitably shaped by judges, precedent, and evolving standards of fairness?
My links: https://linktr.ee/frictionphilosophy.
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Brian Bix is Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Minneso…
70. Stanley Fish | Politics, Law, Language
Can liberal legal interpretation, free speech absolutism, and neutral “public meaning” really survive once you admit that texts, norms, and institutions only make sense inside purposive social practices?
My links: https://linktr.ee/frictionphilosophy.
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Stanley Fish is a literary theorist, l…
Dr. Uncle Jerry University: Poetry 101
We’re doing something a bit different today! Some conversations have popped up in various comment sections about why Uncle Jerry prefers specific types of poetry, and which lenses we use to dissect those poems, whether we’re talking about Charles Dickens, Emily Dickenson, or Taylor Swift. So Uncle …
The Seduction of the American Mind: Emily Eakin on Her Life in French Theory
“Theory said, it doesn’t matter what you’ve read. It’s how you read.” — Emily Eakin on the seduction of the Frenchmen
When I was a graduate student at Berkeley in the Eighties, there was a bewildering rage for Frenchmen. Foucault in history, Derrida in literature, Althusser in political philosophy,…
11. The Miltonic Smile
Milton (ENGL 220)Milton's characteristic use of simile is explored in Books One and Two of Paradise Lost. Particular attention is paid to how Milton's similes work to support, undermine, and complicate both the depiction of Satan and the broader thematic concerns of the poem, such as the ideas of f…
Emily Eakin On What Postmodernism Wrought
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Emily is a senior editor at the New York Times Book Review. She’s also worked as a senior editor at The New Yorker, an ideas reporter for the NYT, a fashion features writer at Vogue, and a deputy editor of Lin…
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