Experts

Louis Menand

English Professor, Harvard University

Interview with Louis Menand April 26, 2010
Full Interview 28:21 Discuss
A Literary Critic for Biologists? 1:39 Discuss
Books No Longer Express America’s Soul 4:35 Discuss
“A Whole New Literate Public” 2:02 Discuss
College Programs Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All 4:12 Discuss
Fighting Groupthink at Universities 3:04 Discuss
Are Humanities Grad Students Exploited? 2:09 Discuss
Is Science the Future of Literature? 2:23 Discuss
Fending Off Angry Readers 3:32 Discuss
In Praise of MFA Programs 2:17 Discuss
Caring Deeply About Fictional Characters 2:26 Discuss
Louis Menand’s Advice to Young Literary Critics 2:12 Discuss

About Louis Menand

Louis Menand Louis Menand is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of English at Harvard University. His areas of interest include 19th and 20th century cultural history. His books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Metaphysical Club" (2001), "Pragmatism: A Reader" (1996), and "Discovering Modernism: T. S. Eliot and His Context" (1987). His most recent volume, "The Marketplace of Ideas," was published by W. W. Norton & Co. in 2010. He is a staff writer for The New Yorker and contributes frequently to The New York Review of Books and other publications.