Looking for Lionel Trilling in all the wrong places, or becoming a land grant Jew. (college teacher) From: The Antioch Review | Date: June 22, 1994| Author: Weiland, Steven | COPYRIGHT 1994 Antioch Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A Jewish college teacher reflects on the disparity between his formative environment and teaching at land grant universities. Jews typically receive college educations in big cities, such as Brooklyn, NY, or Chicago, IL. This can foster an intellectual culture separate from popular culture, as idealized by Lionel Trilling. However, such dedication to the academic life can naturally lead to the outer land grant environs.

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