EPISODE · Sep 1, 2021 · 1H 7M
The Shush (& The Chair) with Michelle Chihara & Kyla Wazana Tompkins
from The American Vandal · host Matt Seybold, Center For Mark Twain Studies
In her recent PMLA essay, "The Shush," Kyla Wazana Tompkins writes, "The future of the English department cannot be the same as its past." The recent Netflix original series, "The Chair," offers one vision of that past and thus serves to generate conversation about "The Shush," the state of literary studies, and higher education. To learn more, including an episode bibliography, visit MarkTwainStudies.com/TheShush
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In her recent PMLA essay, "The Shush," Kyla Wazana Tompkins writes, "The future of the English department cannot be the same as its past." The recent Netflix original series, "The Chair," offers one vision of that past and thus serves to generate conversation about "The Shush," the state of literary studies, and higher education. To learn more, including an episode bibliography, visit MarkTwainStudies.com/TheShush
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