<p>Andrew and Ray discuss 'quit lit,' the humanities, and the state of higher ed. When was the golden era for training and careers in the humanities? And for whom? For this episode we read Andrew Kay's '<a href= "https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190510-academes-extinction-event">Academe's Extinction Event</a>' and a response essay, '<a href= "https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Humanities-Without/246323">The Humanities Without Nostalgia</a>' by Devin M. Garofalo, Anna Hinton, Kari Nixon, and Jessie Reeder.</p>

Andrew and Ray discuss 'quit lit,' the humanities, and the state of higher ed. When was the golden era for training and careers in the humanities? And for whom? For this episode we read Andrew Kay's 'Academe's Extinction Event' and a response essay, 'The Humanities Without Nostalgia' by Devin M. Garofalo, Anna Hinton, Kari Nixon, and Jessie Reeder.

<p>Andrew and Ray discuss 'quit lit,' the humanities, and the state of higher ed. When was the golden era for training and careers in the humanities? And for whom? For this episode we read Andrew Kay's '<a href="https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190510-academes-extinction-event" rel="noopener noreferrer">Academe's Extinction Event</a>' and a response essay, '<a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Humanities-Without/246323" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Humanities Without Nostalgia</a>' by&nbsp;Devin M. Garofalo, Anna Hinton, Kari Nixon, and Jessie Reeder.</p>

Ep Twenty-Seven: Extinction or Nostalgia for Academe?

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