what should we expect from social criticism? revisiting the work of christopher lasch.
The Point has now put online the full text of my article, “Looking Back: Christopher Lasch and the Role of the Social Critic,” from Issue 7 (Fall 2013). Perhaps it’s a fruitful read in light of the recent controversies over Nicholas Kristof’s column lambasting academics for disengagement from public life, “Professors, We Need You!” The article led to a series of exchanges on the United States Intellectual History Blog with the esteemed Christopher Shannon. You can find the posts, and Ray Haberski’s excellent summary of them, here.
Lasch Exchanges
- Kramer, “Reflections on Christopher Lasch’s Reflections,” USIH Blog, 7 September 2013
- Shannon, “Stuck in the Middle with Lasch,” USIH Blog, 15 November 2013
- Kramer, “Liberation Struggles,” USIH Blog, 29 November 2013
- Shannon, “Liberation and Ideology,” USIH Blog, 6 December 2013
- See also, Kramer, “Looking Back: Christopher Lasch and the Role of the Social Critic,” The Point 7 (Fall 2013)