Curtis White

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Curtis White is an American essayist and author. He serves as professor of English at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, and as President of the Board of Directors of the Center for Book Culture.

[edit] Books

As author:

• The Spirit of Disobedience: Resisting the Charms of Fake Politics, Mindless Consumption, and the Culture of Total Work (PoliPointPress, 2006)
• America's Magic Mountain (Dalkey Archive Press, 2004)
• The Middle Mind: Why Americans Don't Think for Themselves (HarperSanFrancisco, 2003)
• Requiem (Dalkey Archive Press, 2001)
• Memories of My Father Watching TV (Dalkey Archive Press, 1998)
• Monstrous Possibility: An Invitation to Literary Politics (Dalkey Archive Press, 1998)
• Anarcho-Hindu (FC2, 1995)
• The Idea of Home (Sun & Moon, 1993; reprinted by Dalkey Archive Press, 2004)
• Metaphysics in the Midwest (stories) (Sun & Moon, 1989)
• Heretical Songs (short fiction) (Fiction Collective, 1981)

As editor:

• In The Slipstream: An FC2 Reader (FC2, 1999) (co-edited with Ronald Sukenick)
• An Illuminated History of The Future (FC2, 1989)

Books about Curtis White:

• Vol. XVIII, no. 2 of the Review of Contemporary Fiction contains numerous essays on Curtis White's career and books.

[edit] Essays and an interview

• "The Spirit of Disobedience: An Invitation to Resistance" in Harper's Magazine, April 2006
• "The Middle Mind" in CONTEXT
• "Saving Private Ryan: Don't try to do no thinkin'!" in CONTEXT
• "Concerning Sotoligarchy What happens when the rich and powerful rule the stupid? It's called America" in the Village Voice, 2003
• "In the Sharkcage with Curtis White": an interview by Trevor Dodge at Alt-X

[edit] Audio

• Lecture at Clackamas Community College, (14 March 2007)