Hi, I'm trying to find out about the different ways in which American colleges have tried to teach close reading, especially about the English program at Amherst College directed by Theodore Baird, G. Armour Craig and William Pritchard, and the Hum 6 course at Harvard organized by Reuben Brower and taught by (among many interesting others) Richard Poirier, Paul De Man, Anne Ferry and David Kalstone. I've been reading the few things I've found about the programs-- Brower's, "Slow Reading" in _In Defense of Reading_ the last chapter of Poirier's _Poetry and Pragmatism_ De Man's piece, "The Return to Philology" and would greatly appreciate any tips regarding other sources. Even better, I'd love to hear from anyone willing to talk about what it was like to be a teacher or a student in these programs--or in others that were specifically designed to teach close reading. (I realize that the term can mean a lot of different things--these differences would be worth finding out about as well.) You could e-mail me directly, or, if you think the group might be interested, post back publicly. Thanks a bunch, Dan