Benjamin Fagan is Assistant Professor of English at Auburn University. He has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Carter G…
I remember thinking, with Western intervention in Libya, that this all had a familiar ring to it. But perhaps this time would be different, many of us hoped. How, though, one conflict can escape the reality of its conditions and not realize certain consequences is beyond me.
Snooki, of Jersey Shore fame, recently renounced her wild ways and embraced the conventional American lifestyle. A deeper look at this standard narrative presents problems for those who want freedom, not just acceptance.