The power of negative thinking: Cynicism and the history of modern American literature

Social Sciences

• nihilism 59%
• teleology 58%
• history of ideas 51%
• cultural history 50%
• apathy 49%
• history 42%
• cultural identity 39%
• ethnic identity 39%
• Social Norms 39%
• faith 37%
• literature 32%
• moral philosophy 29%
• university teacher 28%
• narrative 24%
• examination 22%
• politics 21%
• participation 20%
• lack 20%
• methodology 20%
• education 12%

Arts & Humanities

• Cynicism 100%
• American Literature 85%
• History 53%
• Selfishness 31%
• Professor House 20%
• Henry Adams 17%
• Civic Participation 17%
• The Great Gatsby 16%
• Ethnic Identity 16%
• False Consciousness 16%
• Quietism 16%
• Willa Cather 16%
• F. Scott Fitzgerald 15%
• Textual Strategies 15%
• Diogenes 15%
• Cynic 15%
• Cultural Identity 14%
• Faith 12%
• Teleology 12%
• Nihilism 12%
• Social Norms 12%
• Social Practice 11%
• Certainty 10%
• Scrutiny 10%
• Equations 10%
• Cultural History 10%
• Close Reading 9%
• Philosophy 9%
• Render 9%
• Visible 8%
• Epistemological 8%
• Names 6%
• Education 6%
• Methodology 5%