Simon During is professor of English at the University of Melbourne.
Stories by This Author
The Review | Essay
In a time of uncertainty, scholars seek a return to the fundamentals.
The Review
The logic of antiracism and the history of the humanities are sometimes in tension.
The Review
On Ernst Kantorowicz, academic freedom, and “the secret university.”
The Review
This dangerous moment demands that we give an elusive concept its history.
The Review
The decline of religion and the decline of the canon are part of the same big story.