For nearly twenty-five years, English studies has been focused on two terms: "politics "and "ethics." However, the institutional emergence, development, and relationship of these two concepts have yet to be examined. "Between Politics and Ethics: Toward a Vocative History of English Studies "traces the development of politics and ethics in contemporary English studies, questions the current political orientation of the discipline, and proposes a rethinking of the history of English studies based on a vocative dimension of writing the idea that writers form a virtual community by calling to...
For nearly twenty-five years, English studies has been focused on two terms: "politics "and "ethics." However, the institutional emergence, develop...
