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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My understanding is that Harold Bloom was kind of a dick (may he RIP).

But in all seriousness, have you looked at the course requirements for an English lit major at...any college or university?

I attended a fairly lefty private university a while back. There certainly was some occasional political talk about the professors' opposition to the Iraq War (suprise! they were right!), and I chose to take some electives focused on gender and race (as well as a Shakespeare seminar!). But the bulk of the major was developing a base in the canon of English and American literature. Lots of stuff by old white guys. I looked back today at the required and elective courses in the department, and not much has changed.  That is typically what you get when you choose to be an English major. If you're talking about comp lit then that's different.

It sounds like you're assuming a lot based on Bloom's comments and I suspect he wasn't saying what you think he was saying.[/quote]

I don't know about universities - but I know in high schools, a lot of the curriculum now focuses on non-canon works. There has been a lot of change in the last few years as schools proudly announce changes to their curriculum in favor of lessor known authors. Not much "stuff by old white guys".[/quote]

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