Academic charisma and the origins of the research university / William Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, William, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--History--18th century.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--History--19th century.

Universities and colleges--History--18th century.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--History--19th century.

History.

Physical Description:

662 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

Contents:

1 Charisma and Rationalization 3

Part 1 Tradition, Rationalization, Charisma: On the Dominion of the Author and the Legible

2 The Lecture Catalogue 33

3 The Lecture and the Disputation 68

4 The Examination 93

5 The Research Seminar 141

6 The Doctor of Philosophy 183

7 The Appointment of a Professor 239

8 The Library Catalogue 297

Part 2 Narrative, Conversation, Reputation: On the Ineluctability of the Voice and the Oral

9 Academic Babble and Ministerial Machinations 339

10 Ministerial Hearing and Academic Commodification 373

11 Academic Voices and the Ghost in the Machine 398

12 The Research University and Beyond 435.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-623) and index.

ISBN:

0226109216

OCLC:

60589071