You Are What You Read, with Russell McCutcheon (Part 4)

A man standing on a ledge in a library looking for a book

For a new Culture on the Edge series “You Are What You Read” we’re asking each member to answer a series of questions about books — either academic or non-academic — that have been important or influential on us.

4. Name a book that could serve as the perfect foil for your current research project (e.g., an example of a scholarly trend you’re working against).

a gif of a man tapping his hands Mildred: Hey Johnny, what are you rebelling against?
Johnny: Whadda ya got?

(“The Wild One” [1953])