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More "choice" for English majors at Harvard
The Harvard Crimson reports that it "appears almost certain" that the English department will axe its two required "Major British Writers" survey classes as part of a curricular overhaul designed to give students more choice. Considering the questionable premise of the argument, which treats classes as commodities and 18 year-old students as consumers, one need only glance at the department's course offerings to get an idea of what "choices" students are likely to make. On the one hand, "Major British Writers," which the article describes as "the bane of many an aspiring Harvard litterateur," is on the outs, but the future of "American Protest Literature from Tom Paine to Tupac" seems secure. Given this landscape, one wonders how much longer Harvard will remain one of the few schools still demanding that its English majors study Shakespeare.
Posted by David Azerrad on November 25, 2008 at November 25, 2008 05:33 PM
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