▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁English , ▁at ▁Duke ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁Wol fe ' s ▁first ▁teaching ▁position ▁was ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁Indiana ▁University , ▁Blo om ington , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁remained ▁at ▁Indiana ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁American ▁Studies . ▁Wol fe ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁at ▁Alb any , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( S UN Y ) ▁system ▁as ▁a ▁Vis iting ▁Professor . ▁At ▁Alb any , ▁he ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Gr adu ate ▁Studies , ▁Associ ate ▁Chair , ▁Department ▁of ▁English , ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁full ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁an ▁end owed ▁professor ship ▁at ▁R ice ▁University ▁in ▁Houston ▁T X . ▁He ▁continues ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁R ice ▁and ▁holds ▁the ▁Bruce ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Dun lev ie ▁Professor , ▁Department ▁of ▁English . ▁Wol fe ▁also ▁direct s ▁a ▁Center ▁of ▁Crit ical ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Theory ▁at ▁R ice , ▁ 3 CT . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁works ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁The ▁Lim its ▁of ▁American ▁Liter ary ▁Ide ology ▁in ▁P ound ▁and ▁Em erson , ▁Cambridge ▁Studies ▁in ▁American ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Culture , ▁no . ▁ 6 9 ▁(