FIELD NOTES
Folklore's last stand?/Tempest in Tucson/Pale Fires, and more
BREAKTHROUGH BOOKS
The Family
INSIDE PUBLISHING
Make no mistake/The real thang/Organ trail, and more
Pleasure Principles
Leaving the academy, queer theorists have taken to the streets to defend bathhouses, promiscuity,
and anonymous sex from moralizing social forces. But can their Foucault-inspired notions of
uncontrolled desire survive outside the classroom -- in the face of community crackdowns, AIDS,
and attacks from angry gay journalists?
BY CALEB CRAIN
The Corrections Officer
After 2,500 corrections and nearly ten years, Boston University's John Kidd is ready to release
his edition of Joyce's notoriously error-ridden Ulysses. The contentious scholar has waged war
against his rival editors; now, his own work will be put to the test.
BY ROBIN BATES
Good Grief!
Freud's theory of repression has spawned a population dependent on bereavement counselors and
group grieving sessions to work through their woe. Now, however, a number of psychologists are
calling it all into question. Is denial healthy after all?
BY EMILY NUSSBAUM
Speaking Up
Inspired by John Dewey's progressive educational vision, Vermont's Goddard College would like its
president to be little more powerful than its students. But after years of community meetings in
the hay barn, the school is still trying to preserve its democratic values without beheading its
leaders.
BY DAVID GLENN
CLASSIFIED
CONFERENCES
HYPOTHESES
Lingua Franca debuts a column of informed speculation on matters worldly and otherworldly. This
month, Jim Holt demonstrates that the world is about to end.
