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Lloyd Gardner

Warren Susman: Who Is He, And Why Should You Care?

[I’m at the conference today, but here’s an entry—an appreciation really—I composed for your reading pleasure. – TL] Once before I wrote about Warren Susman, indirectly. There’s no need to bother with that post because today I want to write directly about him—who he is, and why you should care. I want to start—and end—with this webpage dedicated to Susman, titled “The Uncollected Warren Susman,” and authored by David Suisman. The page begins with a brief, two-paragraph write-up on why you should know something about Susman. His most important work is a selected set of essays titled Culture as History: Read more