Thanks again for sharing @alexjquigley.bsky.social. Great read!
Would recommend this article exploring why enrolment onto English majors is falling in US.
It's quite a long read so quick summary of main reasons:
Would recommend this article exploring why enrolment onto English majors is falling in US.
It's quite a long read so quick summary of main reasons:
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Alex Quigley
This New Yorker article is good on US context: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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2. Rise of smartphone and social media means people are reading less
3. Subject is seen as too 'white'
4. Parental pressures, especially from immigrant families
5. General social trends leaning towards STEM. Industry investment in STEM
6. Recent English scholarship has been overly esoteric and alienating. Its not reflective of how the majority of people actually consume books.
“Young people are very, very concerned about the ethics of representation, of cultural interaction—all these kinds of things that, actually, we think about a lot!”