Kevin J.H. Dettmar

Kevin J.H. Dettmar is the W.M. Keck Professor of English, and the chair of the English Department, at Pomona College.

Touchstone Pictures

Dead Poets Society Is a Terrible Defense of the Humanities

The beloved film's portrayal of studying literature is both misleading and deeply seductive.
- Kevin J.H. Dettmar
- February 19, 2014