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Watching the Culture Wars

Watching the Culture Wars

Bruce Smith, who is now a professor at the University of Southern California, was on the Georgetown University faculty when the Shakespeare debate erupted in 1995.

As a participant and an observer of these events, he takes a clear stand on the issues involved. To hear some of the other side of the dispute, listen to the comments in Losing the Shakespeare Requirement.

 Bruce Smith

College Distinguished Professor of English and professor of theater at the University of Southern California

Georgetown’s decision

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Charlton Heston’s letter and multiculturalism

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Media coverage and protests

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Perceptions of academic study

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