What is the place of a liberal arts education in our society? David Banash discusses the need to reform the way we think about the relationship between education and vocation.

David Banash is an English professor at Western Illinois University, where he teaches courses in contemporary literature, film and popular culture. He is the author of "Collage Culture: Readymades, Meaning, and the Age of Consumption."

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