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Ronald Strickland

"Homo sum; humani nil alienum puto "
— Publius Terentius Afer

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rlstrick@mtu.edu
(906) 487-2376
Walker 301B

Department Chair, Humanities

Professor of Literature, Humanities

PhD, Syracuse University

Biography

Ron Strickland is the author and editor of essays, collections and journal issues on pedagogical and curricular issues in literary and cultural studies. He is also the creator of a widely-viewed series of internet lectures on topics in literature and cultural theory. His current research focuses on the institutional and cultural politics of the Humanities in higher education.

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Areas of Expertise

Early Modern English Literature
Literary and Cultural Theory

Recent Publications

“Western Marxism and Literary Theory” (“Quan niệm Marxist phương Tây về phê phán hệ tư tưởng và ứng dụng của nó vào phê bình văn học”). The Writer: Journal of the Vietnamese Writers' Union (Nhà văn: Tap chi hoi Việt Nam), June 2012, 83-91. Read More
"Learning to Learn, Learning to Earn, Learning to Consume: Neoliberalism and American Higher Education", American Studies Journal of Ukraine, March 2011, 120-7.
"Never Grow Up, Never Grow Old: Postmodernism and the Infantilization of American Culture." In Crestianicov, Helen, ed. Sailing Uncharted Waters. Chisinau: University of Moldova Press, 2009, 71-79.
"The Humanities and their Boundaries." JAC (Journal of Advanced Composition), Fall, 2006, 657-76. Read More
"The Decline of Privilege and the Rise of Privatization in Public Higher Education." In Toward Deprivatized Pedagogy, edited by Diana C. Bell and Margaret Nugent. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2006, 207-17.
"Nothing that is Human is Alien to Me: Neoliberalism and the End of Bildung." Révue des Littératures de l'Union Européenne, September 2005, 29-40. Read More
"Gender, Class and Vocationalism in the Corporate University." Genders 35 (Spring 2002). Read More
Growing Up Postmodern: Neoliberalism and the War on the Young (editor and introduction) Washington: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002.

Recent Presentations

Strickland, R. L., “Neoliberal Advertising and the Post-American Century.” Presented at the Crossroads Cultural Studies Conference, Universite de Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris France, July 6, 2012.
Strickland, R. L. “Globalization and US Higher Education.” University of Buea, Cameroon, June 6, 2012 (Invited Guest Lecture)

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