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a Elisabeth K. Chaves offers a fascinating study of what amounts to the history and future of public intellectuals who publish social criticism in reviews and journals. She considers paradigm-shifting outlets, from the New York Review of Books to Telos to, most recently, n+1 and Jacobin. She tracks the emergence of journals from pulp to pixels as she considers the impact of the Internet on intellectual life. A must-read by those interested in fostering outlets for social critics and political pundits who feel constrained by the tired tropes and tribalism of peer-reviewed academic journals.a (TM) Ben Agger, University of Texas-Arlington, USA; author of Oversharing and Texting toward Utopia and editor of the e-journal Fast Capitalism, www.fastcapitalism.com a A sweeping and engaging study of the practice of political criticism from the 18th century to the early 21st. Exploring how a wide range of journals confronted the challenges of politically engaged critical review, Chaves guides the reader through this complex terrain with a sharp eye.a (TM) Emily Hauptmann, Western Michigan University, USA

'Elisabeth K. Chaves offers a fascinating study of what amounts to the history and future of public intellectuals who publish social criticism in reviews and journals. She considers paradigm-shifting outlets, from the New York Review of Books to Telos to, most recently, n+1 and Jacobin. She tracks the emergence of journals from pulp to pixels as she considers the impact of the Internet on intellectual life. A must-read by those interested in fostering outlets for social critics and political pundits who feel constrained by the tired tropes and tribalism of peer-reviewed academic journals.' Ben Agger, University of Texas-Arlington, USA; author of Oversharing and Texting toward Utopia and editor of the e-journal Fast Capitalism, www.fastcapitalism.com 'A sweeping and engaging study of the practice of political criticism from the 18th century to the early 21st. Exploring how a wide range of journals confronted the challenges of politically engaged critical review, Chaves guides the reader through this complex terrain with a sharp eye.' Emily Hauptmann, Western Michigan University, USA

’Elisabeth K. Chaves offers a fascinating study of what amounts to the history and future of public intellectuals who publish social criticism in reviews and journals. She considers paradigm-shifting outlets, from the New York Review of Books to Telos to, most recently, n+1 and Jacobin. She tracks the emergence of journals from pulp to pixels as she considers the impact of the Internet on intellectual life. A must-read by those interested in fostering outlets for social critics and political pundits who feel constrained by the tired tropes and tribalism of peer-reviewed academic journals.’ Ben Agger, University of Texas, Arlington, USA and author of Oversharing and Texting toward Utopia and editor of the e-journal Fast Capitalism, www.fastcapitalism.com ’A sweeping and engaging study of the practice of political criticism from the 18th century to the early 21st. Exploring how a wide range of journals confronted the challenges of politically engaged critical review, Chaves guides the reader through this complex terrain with a sharp eye.’ Emily Hauptmann, Western Michigan University, USA

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Elisabeth K. Chaves is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, USA.

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