An obit of Barbara E. Johnson, a literary critic who earned great admiration and loyalty not just for her ideas but for her personality. Not many critics get to say that. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
Journalism
“Choosing Up Sides To Hate or Love the Google Books Deal”
In my Hot Type column, I survey the troops lined up on either side of the Google Book Search settlement, and wonder just how far the judge in the case will decide he can go. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Arts Library at UCLA Gets a Temporary Reprieve”
When supporters of the UCLA Arts Library heard that it might be closed or moved because of California's traumatic budget cuts, they began a campaign to save it. So far the campaign appears to be working. So far. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Pricey Cost Per Page Hurts Humanities and Social-Science Journals”
That National Humanties Alliance report on HSS journals published by scholarly associations--which I previewed in July--is finally out. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Yale U. Press’s Attempt to Avoid Risk Has Risks of Its Own”
My Hot Type analysis of Yale U. Press's controversial decision to remove all the illustrations, including the controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed, from Jytte Klausen's The Cartoons That Shook the World. Did the press's decision set a precedent that other scholars ought to worry about? Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
