English was one of the fields first conquered by the Left in its long march through our institutions and it has steadily grown worse. Today, college English classes are apt to focus mainly on “progressive” obsessions with race, gender, intersectionality, and so on, rather than on clear writing, Shakespeare’s plays, or great novels.
If you are looking for evidence of that horrible trend, consider the Modern Language Association (MLA), the professional organization for professors of English. Its meetings are a window . . . |