Simon Gikandi is Robert Schirmer Professor and Chair of English at Princeton University, where he is also affiliated with the Departments of Comparative Literature and African American Studies and the Program...

While it seems many rounds I judge include “theory” in some form or another, the content of these debates seems much less stimulating and effective these days, as interpretations have become less substantive...

Congratulations to Santa Monica’s Rex Evans for championing the 2019 Glenbrooks. In finals, Rex defeated West Des Moines Valley’s Animesh Joshi on a 2-1 decision (Nails*, Myers, Kalghatgi)...