January 1, 2025Public humanities.

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The unclear definition of literary value undermines efforts against literature's commercialisation, limiting critical engagement with texts.
Examples from Bertolt Brecht and Vinod Kumar Shukla illustrate the potential for a public literary humanities that resists traditional canon-bound definitions.
The analysis emphasizes the need for a more flexible conception of literature that engages with extra-academic publics, as suggested by Judith Butler.
Overcoming solipsistic views of literature is essential for developing a productive, public-facing critical practice in the literary humanities.

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This article discusses the vague definition of literary value and its impact on public humanities, suggesting a new critical practice inspired by Judith Butler.

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Wiemann et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af6210ad7bf08b1eae337d https://doi.org/10.1017/pub.2025.10041

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This article discusses the vague definition of literary value and its impact on public humanities, suggesting a new critical practice inspired by Judith Butler.

Against Literary Activism

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