Abstract:

This article argues that reframing the study of Plymouth in 1620 requires rethinking the goals of why, with whom, and for whom early American scholars work. Scholars in the field should reframe their work so that it can serve as agents of change to expose the ideologies designed to maintain white male power structures built into the organizing structures of the field. For English departments, this means reexamining the core curricular requirements, narratives, and principles of analysis that structure the very logic of English. The work of scholars in and outside English should engage more consistently with the public outside the academy, and they should break down labor hierarchies within the academy by collaborating with staff whose work is generally classified as merely support.

摘要：

本文认为，重新定义1620年的普利茅斯研究需要重新思考为何早期美国学者与之合作的目标。该领域的学者应该重新组织他们的工作，以便它可以充当变革的推动者，以揭示旨在维护该领域组织结构中白人男性权力结构的意识形态。对于英语系，这意味着要重新检查构成英语逻辑的核心课程要求，叙述和分析原理。英语内外的学者的工作应与学院外的公众更加一致，并应与工作中通常被归类为仅支持人员的人员合作，以打破学院内的劳动等级制度。