John M Ellis

John M Ellis is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of German Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He taught at universities in England, Wales, and Canada before joining UCSC in 1966, serving as dean of the Graduate Division in 1977–86.

Articles

Ideas

Ignore the critical theorists – we are not the bad guys

For most of recorded history, neighboring countries, tribes and peoples everywhere in the world regarded each other with apprehension – when not with outright fear and loathing. Tribal or racial attitudes were virtually universal, no one group being much better or worse in this respect than any other, and for good reason, given the conditions […]