Gerald Graff
Gerald Graff is a prominent American educator, literary critic, and professor of English and Education. He is known for his work on pedagogy, academic discourse, and the "teaching the conflicts" philosophy, which advocates for incorporating debates and differing viewpoints into educational curricula. Graff's influential books include 'Professing Literature: An Institutional History,' 'Beyond the Culture Wars: How Teaching the Conflicts Can Revitalize American Education,' and 'Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind.' He co-authored the widely adopted textbook 'They Say/I Say': The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with his wife, Cathy Birkenstein. Graff has held positions at various universities, including Northwestern University and the University of Illinois Chicago, and served as President of the Modern Language Association in 2008.
Awards
['American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation', 'Frederic W. Ness Award, Association of American Colleges and Universities', 'Francis Andrew March Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession of English Studies, Modern Language Association of America']
Notable Works
['Literature Against Itself', 'Professing Literature: An Institutional History', 'Beyond the Culture Wars: How Teaching the Conflicts Can Revitalize American Education', 'Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind', 'They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing']
