The humanities "crisis" and the future of literary studies / Paul Jay.
The humanities "crisis" and the future of literary studies / Paul Jay.
The humanities "crisis" and the future of literary studies / Paul Jay.
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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G 2014/4488
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English
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ix, 210 pages ; 23 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
1. The Humanities Crisis Then and Now -- 2. Professionalism and Its Discontents -- 3. Humanism, the Humanities, and Political Correctness -- 4. Getting to the Core of the Humanities, or Who's Afraid of Gloria Anzaldúa? -- 5. Aesthetics, Close Reading, Theory, and the Future of Literary Studies -- C...
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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First edition.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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"The Humanities 'Crisis' and the Future of Literary Studies explores current debates about the role of the humanities in higher education, puts them in historical context, and offers humanists and their supporters concrete ways to explain the practical value of a humanities education for twenty-first century students. Arguing that it's a mistake fo...
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The humanities "crisis" and the future of literary studies / Paul Jay.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/4488
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74VKKjEreBKb
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1137403306 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
9781137403308 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
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001.30711
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991021976769702626
