Lawrence Rothfield is Associate Professor, English and Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the way in which literature, criticism, and other cultural activities are caught up within epistemic and political struggles. He serves as Faculty Director of the Cultural Policy Center, which brings together faculty whose research—whether in economics, law, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, political science, public policy, history, art history, or cultural studies—touches on or could help inform policies (regarding copyright regimes, government funding, censorship, heritage preservation, etc.) affecting the arts and humanities.