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symplokē is a comparative theory and literature journal, committed to interdisciplinary studies, intellectual pluralism, and open discussion. The journal takes its name from the Greek word "symploke", which can mean interweaving, interlacing, connection, and struggle. It is a forum for scholars from a variety of disciplines to exchange ideas in innovative ways. Most of the journal's issues address topics of special interest that open new avenues of inquiry and research. Scholarship focusing on the interrelationship of philosophy, literature, cultural criticism, and intellectual history is of particular interest
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Volume 22, Numbers 1-2, 2014Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Jeffrey R. Di Leo
University of Houston, Victoria
Associate Editor
Ian Buchanan
Cardiff University (Wales)
Advisory Board
Charles Altieri
University of California, BerkeleyMichael Bérubé
Penn State UniversityRonald Bogue
University of GeorgiaEdward Casey
State University of New York, Stony BrookStanley Corngold
Princeton UniversityLennard J. Davis
University of Illinois, ChicagoRobert Con Davis-Undiano
University of OklahomaHenry A. Giroux
McMaster University (Canada)Karen Hanson
University of MinnesotaPhillip Brian Harper
New York UniversityPeter C. Herman
San Diego State UniversityVincent B. Leitch
University of OklahomaPaisley Livingston
Lingnan University (Hong Kong)Donald Marshall
Pepperdine UniversitySophia A. McClennen
Penn State UniversityChristian Moraru
University of North Carolina, GreensboroJeffrey Nealon
Penn State UniversityDaniel T. O’Hara
Temple UniversityMarjorie Perloff
Stanford UniversityGerald Prince
University of PennsylvaniaRobert Scholes
Brown UniversityAlan Schrift
Grinnell CollegeTobin Siebers
University of MichiganHugh J. Silverman
State University of New York, Stony BrookJohn H. Smith
University of California, IrvinePaul H. Smith
George Mason UniversityJames Sosnoski
University of Illinois, ChicagoHenry Sussman
Yale UniversityMark C. Taylor
Columbia UniversitySteven Tötösy de Zepetnek
University of Halle-WittenbergJoel Weinsheimer
University of MinnesotaJeffrey J. Williams
Carnegie Mellon University