Shaye Herman

Shaye Herman is a sophomore majoring in American Culture Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. A native of New Vernon, New Jersey, Herman completed UCLA’s Editing and Publishing Certificate last fall and served as an editorial intern for The Common Reader during the summer of 2022.

Posts by Shaye Herman

How the English Major Became Minor

By lifting the literature of the academic elite above the literature of the masses, English departments imply that the masses are unimportant and further the belief that English is a field and degree of little consequence. The inclusion of commercial fiction in university and college English departments would help lessen the perception that English majors are unemployable, better prepare students to work in the commercial book market, and attract students deterred by current curricula.