Background
McClay, Wilfred Mark was born on December 7, 1951 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence Harvey and Mary Rosalie (Bear) McClay.
(In this provocative book, Wilfred McClay considers the lo...)
In this provocative book, Wilfred McClay considers the long-standing tension between individualism and social cohesion in conceptions of American culture. Exploring ideas of unity and diversity as they have evolved since the Civil War, he illuminates the historical background to our ongoing search for social connectedness and sources of authority in a society increasingly dominated by the premises of individualism. McClay borrows D. H. Lawrence's term 'masterless men'--extending its meaning to women as well--and argues that it is expressive of both the promise and the peril inherent in the modern American social order. Drawing upon a wide range of disciplines--including literature, sociology, political science, philosophy, psychology, and feminist theory--McClay identifies a competition between visions of dispersion on the one hand and coalescence on the other as modes of social organization. In addition, he employs intellectual biography to illuminate the intersection of these ideas with the personal experiences of the thinkers articulating them and shows how these shifting visions are manifestations of a more general ambivalence about the process of national integration and centralization that has characterized modern American economic, political, and cultural life.
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McClay, Wilfred Mark was born on December 7, 1951 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence Harvey and Mary Rosalie (Bear) McClay.
Bachelor cum laude, St. John's College, 1974. Master of Arts, John's Hopkins University, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, John's Hopkins University, 1987.
Legislation aide, Maryland. General Assembly, Annapolis, 1974-1975; teacher, St. Mary's H.S., Annapolis, 1975-1976; editor, United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, 1976-1978; director publications, Folger Shakespeare Library., Washington, 1978-1980; visiting instructor history, Towson (Maryland.) State University, 1985-1986; assistant professor of history, U. Dallas, Irving, Texas, 1986-1987; assistant professor of history, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1987-1993; associate professor of history, Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1993; Royden B. Davis chair in interdisciplinary studies, Georgetown University, Washington, since 1998.
(In this provocative book, Wilfred McClay considers the lo...)
Member of executive board Crescent City Youth for Christ, New Orleans, since 1995. Member American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Social Science History Association, History Society.
Married Julie Louise Holt, July 8, 1983. Children: Mark, Barbara.
