Can less be more? The value of ignorance came up this week at the Modern Language Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia during a session titled “Literature and Journalism.” Rob Nixon, of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, talked principally about nonfiction writing and scholars making forays into journalism. But some of his ideas are instructive for [...]
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In defense of ignorance: Rob Nixon at the MLA on making room for readers
December 31, 2009 – 5:20 pm
