John Brenkman, Distinguished Professor, teaches American literature, the novel, and various special topics in modern literature. He also teaches in the PhD Programs in English and Comparative Literature at the CUNY Graduate Center and directs the U.S.-Europe Seminar at Baruch College. A literary critic and political theorist, Professor Brenkman’s latest book is The Cultural Contradictions of Democracy: Political Thought since September 11 (Princeton University Press, 2007): http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i8523.html