It’s “funny” that I noticed that now-vanished “Chronicle” article and managed to find this one, in which the job in question is precisely my Ph.D. field (American Lit/Cultural Studies pre-1900, Brown U). Between 15+ years of teaching, six books, and recognitions for both, I feel I’ve never been more qualified and effective (these fields demand years of relationships from Native peoples to archaeologists). And I can’t imagine many colleagues with less chance of ever having a “real” professorial position. Seems what is wanted is young people who can be controlled and molded (or is it mildewed), or if they disappoint, tossed away easily.
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