An Uncommon Pursuit

An Uncommon Pursuit

The essay is about changes in the teaching of English at Exeter University from its beginnings to the present day. By means of analyses of F.R.Leavis’s The Common Pursuit (1952) and Nor Shall My Sword (1972), and of Eric Hobsbawm’s Uncommon People (1998), the essay charts the declining prejudice aga...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cambridge quarterly 2005-01, Vol.34 (3), p.269-279
1. Verfasser: Lawson-Peebles, Robert
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
American studies
British culture
College students
Communities
Film music
Higher education
Jazz
Literary criticism
Music
Universities
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Zusammenfassung:The essay is about changes in the teaching of English at Exeter University from its beginnings to the present day. By means of analyses of F.R.Leavis’s The Common Pursuit (1952) and Nor Shall My Sword (1972), and of Eric Hobsbawm’s Uncommon People (1998), the essay charts the declining prejudice against the teaching of American popular culture as English becomes a more inclusive discipline.
ISSN:0008-199X
1471-6836
DOI:10.1093/camqtly/bfi030