Research Areas
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Emeritus Professor
Biography
I am the author or editor of 35 books and the author of over 300 essays. I served as president of the national AAUP from 2006 to 2012. I have written about modern poetry, academic freedom, the Spanish Civil War, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Research Interests
Racial and political justice, Middle East Studies, minority literature