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William Deresiewicz
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William Deresiewicz is an American author, essayist, and literary critic who taught English at Yale and writes cultural criticism for major publications.
Biography
William Deresiewicz is an American author, essayist, and literary critic who taught English at Yale University from 1998 to 2008. He is the author of A Jane Austen Education (2011), Excellent Sheep (2014), The Death of the Artist (2020), and The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society (2022).
His criticism directed to a popular audience has appeared in The Nation, The American Scholar, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Harper's. Deresiewicz writes on culture and society and has examined how the digital landscape, decreases in art funding, and the growing gig economy have reshaped artistic labor and the role of the artist.
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Books by William Deresiewicz
The Death of the Artist
In The Death of the Artist Deresiewicz argues that digital platforms, reduced funding, and the gig economy have transformed artists into self-reliant "creative entrepreneurs." He profiles artists at different stages and considers what this shift means for society and how artists might be supported.