| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 210 pages) |
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text file |
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"Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-202) and index. |
| Summary |
"Demonstrating that the supposed drawbacks of the humanities are in fact their source of practical value, Jay 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 contemporary humanities education."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
The Humanities Crisis Then and Now -- Professionalism and Its Discontents -- Humanism, the Humanities, and Political Correctness -- Getting to the Core of the Humanities, or Who's Afraid of Gloria Anzaldúa? -- Aesthetics, Close Reading, Theory, and the Future of Literary Studies -- Conclusion: The Humanities and the Public Sphere in the Age of the Internet. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Humanities -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Humanities -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Humanities. |
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Literature -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Literature -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Humanities -- Philosophy.
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Humanities -- Philosophy. |
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Education, Higher -- Philosophy.
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Education, Higher -- Philosophy. |
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Humanities -- Political aspects.
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Education, Higher -- Political aspects.
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EDUCATION -- Higher. |
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Humanities -- Political aspects. |
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EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Arts & Humanities. |
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Education, Higher -- Political aspects. |
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General. |
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Education, Higher. |
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REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Jay, P. Humanities crisis and the future of literary studies. [Place of publication not identified] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016 1349486965 (OCoLC)951521949 |
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Print version: Jay, Paul, 1946- Humanities "crisis" and the future of literary studies. First edition. New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014 9781137403308 (DLC) 2014001798 (OCoLC)873726216 |
| ISBN |
9781137398031 (electronic book ; PDF) |
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1137398035 (electronic book ; PDF) |
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9781349486960 (softcover) |
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1349486965 (softcover) |
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9781137403308 (hardcover) |
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1137403306 (hardcover) |
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