Presents some different angles to the humanists opposition to corporatization. Notes three different vectors of change pushing to a greater involvement with what might be called marketplace issues. Notes that chairs and other administrators have a particularly important role to play in disseminating a greater understanding of the challenges and…

Examines the reason for the tight job market for full-time positions in English departments, suggesting that the blame lies with the departments themselves in that they hire part-time or adjunct faculty to do most of the teaching. (TB)

Argues against the present divisions of English and American literature and for the designation of literature in English, not out of a formalistic concern with language alone, but out of a consciousness of the social and political role of language and of the worldwide social and political role of English today. (NKA)