▁" Wh ose ▁American ▁Renaissance ?" ▁ ▁Pe ase ▁appropri ated ▁this ▁name ▁from ▁C rew s ▁to ▁push ▁forward ▁new ▁methods ▁of ▁interpretation ▁and ▁critique ▁within ▁American ▁literary ▁studies ▁and ▁within ▁American ▁Studies . ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁American ists , ▁and ▁Pe ase ▁in ▁particular , ▁challeng ed ▁existing ▁parad ig ms ▁of ▁reading , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁liberal ▁cons ensus ▁that ▁dep ended ▁upon ▁a ▁separation ▁between ▁culture ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁sphere . ▁Pe ase ' s ▁response ▁to ▁C rew s ▁appeared ▁in ▁an ▁ess ay ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁in ▁boundary ▁ 2 ▁as ▁" New ▁American ists : ▁Re vision ist ▁Inter vent ions ▁into ▁the ▁Can on ." ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁R ache al ▁Fest ▁appearing ▁in ▁boundary ▁ 2 ▁Pe ase ▁calls ▁says ▁of ▁the ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁American ists : ▁" I ▁see ▁the ▁chief ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁American ists ▁as ▁the ▁on going ▁transformation ▁of ▁knowledge ▁production ▁in ▁literature ▁depart ments ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁The ▁Duke ▁University ▁Press ▁description ▁of ▁Pe ase ' s ▁the ▁American ist ▁Series ▁as ▁dedicated ▁to ▁" the ▁return ▁of ▁soci ol polit ical ▁questions , ▁coun tern ational ▁disc ourses , ▁and ▁minor ity ▁pers pect ives ▁to ▁American ▁studies " ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Se uss ▁Pe ase ▁is ▁a ▁noted ▁scholar ▁of ▁The odor ▁Ge is el ▁or ▁“ Dr . ▁Se uss .” ▁He ▁author ed ▁an ▁interpret ive ▁bi ography ▁for ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press '