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The Myth of the Academic Dissident

The Myth of the Academic Dissident
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For the past 50 or 60 years in the humanities and intellectual spheres, the main goal, value, method, technique, motivation—whatever you want to call it—has been to uncover latent meanings in seemingly neutral or obvious texts, images, ideas, or practices.

Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
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Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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