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Direct linkHoward, Jennifer – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
Syllabi from some 20 colleges and universities were reviewed with prominent English and literature departments and a discussion was held with a number of professors who teach literary theory. It is suggested that devolution and fragmentation of theory might be a survival strategy, an adaptation to the new realties of academic institutions.
Descriptors: English Departments, Course Descriptions, Literary Criticism, Literature
