THE UNIVERSITY IN CRISIS: TEACHING, TENURE, AND TRANSFERENCE IN DAVID MAMET'S <em>OLEANNA</em>

Abstract

Nobody tells me anything. And I sit there . . . in the corner. In the back. And everybody’s talking about “this” all the time. And “concepts,” and “precepts” and, and, and, and, and WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? And I read your book. And they said, “Fine, go in that class.” Because you talked about responsibility to the young. I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS AND I’M FAILING. David Mamet, Oleanna