Fitting chaos into form is what genre was made for. But what does it mean for our literature—let alone our society—when reality suddenly turns wolfishly against ...
Eleanor Courtemanche
Eleanor Courtemanche teaches Victorian literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She writes about fictions of capitalism, including in the book The “Invisible Hand” and British Literature, 1818–1860: Adam Smith, Political Economy, and the Genre of Realism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), and in an article on Victorian utopias and the television show Portlandia. 
Going to Playland?
“I thought we were going to Playland. Are you coming?” This may sound like fun, but it’s not Tinkerbell who’s asking. It’s Glen’s random girlfriend Paula, and she just wants some weed. The future is ...