{"title":"Professor John Guillory","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor John Guillory’s works explore the intricate relationship between literature and society, inviting readers to reconsider the role of criticism and cultural authority. His writing delves into themes of education, cultural capital, and the methods we use to interpret texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles such as \u003cem\u003eCultural Capital\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn Close Reading\u003c\/em\u003e, Guillory offers thoughtful reflections on how literature shapes and reflects cultural values. 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Drawing from Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology, Guillory argues that canon formation must be understood less as a question of the representation of social groups than as a question of the distribution of “cultural capital” in the schools, which regulate access to literacy, to the practices of reading and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, as the “crisis of the canon” has evolved into the “crisis of humanities,” Guillory’s groundbreaking, incisive work has never been more relevant and urgent. 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