In arguing for the humanities, this “American Scholar” article makes good points but dismisses some powerful arguments.
Tag Archives: English majors
Attn: English Majors–Business Needs You
Increasingly businesses are discovering that they need employees who have majored in English and the humanities.
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“Queer and Marxist Readings of Beowulf”
A Buzzfeed post uses as proof of English majors’ superiority the fact that they can execute queer and Marxist interpretations of “Beowulf.” We explore what such interpretations would entail.
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