July 25, 2019
Dr. Danielle Spratt and Bridget Draxler's article, "Pride and Presentism: On the Necessity of the Public Humanities for Literary Historians," has been published in MLA Profession. This article can be found in the Modern Language Association's latest publication, the Spring 2019 issue, focused on Public Humanities.
In their article, they state that "[t]he kinds of questions, concerns, and projects borne out of public humanities work are, in fact, increasingly crucial for scholars and teachers of historical literary periods before the early twentieth century for two core reasons...." To find out what these core reasons are, visit: Profession MLA: Pride and Presentism on the Necessity of the Public Humanities for Literary Historians.