Timothy Brennan
Timothy Brennan is a professor in the humanities at the University of Minnesota.
Stories by this Author
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The Review | Essay
What Was Deconstruction?
Academics fell for Derrida’s charisma, but his school of thought wasn’t what we thought it was. -
The Review
The Making of Edward Said’s ‘Orientalism’
How an unlikely best seller spawned academic feuds, global fame, entire subfields, and its author’s ambivalence. -
The Review
The Digital-Humanities Bust
After a decade of investment and hype, what has the field accomplished? Not much. -
The Review
Left, Right, and Muddle
The problem with Gitlin’s perspective is that he doesn’t do nuance.