Mark Greif Explained

Mark Greif (born 1975[1]) is an author, educator and cultural critic. His most recent book is Against Everything.[2] One of the co-founders of n+1, he is a frequent contributor to the magazine and writes for numerous other publications. Greif currently teaches English at Stanford University.

Background and education

Greif received a BA in History and Literature from Harvard in 1997, after which he received a Marshall Scholarship, which he used to study British Literature and 19th and 20th century American Literature at Oxford through 1999. He holds a PhD in American studies from Yale.

Stanford

Greif is associate professor of English at Stanford University.[3]

Winner of the Morris D. Forkosch Prize for the best first book in intellectual history (2015).[4]

n+1

In the fall of 2004, along with fellow writers and editors Keith Gessen, Chad Harbach, Benjamin Kunkel, and Marco Roth, Greif launched the literary journal n + 1.[5] Greif has served as both an editor and writer for the journal, contributing essays on a wide variety of topics: politics, sociology, Radiohead.[6] In 2010, he described the journal's mission: “We are creating a long print archive in an era of the short sound bite.”[7]

Criticism

Greif's criticism is marked by a willingness to address pop culture, conservative books, and leftist academic critical theory, and to link these to literature and larger questions of culture.[8]

References

  1. News: The Co-Founder of n+1 is 'Against Everything'. The New York Times. 26 August 2016. Merkin. Daphne.
  2. News: Merkin. Daphne. Antidotes to Punditry. 22 September 2016. New York Times Book Review. August 28, 2016.
  3. Web site: Mark Greif | Department of English.
  4. https://jhi.pennpress.org/media/158110/forkosch-book-prize-list-of-winners_updatedaugust2022.pdf
  5. Susan Hodara, "Intellectual Entrepreneurs: A highbrow journal rises in an era of sound bites," Harvard Magazine, January–February, 2010.
  6. http://nplusonemag.com/authors/greif-mark n + 1 Archive Mark Greif
  7. Susan Hodara, Harvard Magazine, January–February, 2010.
  8. Deresiewicz. William. What a Piece of Work: Mark Greif's Intellectual Excavations. Harper's Magazine. June 2015. June 2015. 22 September 2016.

Works by Greif

Books

Articles in n+1

Reviews

Web

External links