Globalizing Knowledge : Intellectuals, Universities, and Publics in Transformation

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Sociology of--Social aspects.

Knowledge, Sociology of.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Intellectuals--Social aspects.

Intellectuals.

Intellectual life.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Heralding a push for higher education to adopt a more global perspective, the term ""globalizing knowledge"" is today a popular catchphrase among academics and their circles. The complications and consequences of this desire for greater worldliness, however, are rarely considered critically. In this groundbreaking cultural-political sociology of knowledge and change, Michael D. Kennedy rearticulates questions, approaches, and case studies to clarify intellectuals' and institutions' responsibilities in a world defined by transformation and crisis. Globalizing Knowledge introduces the stakes of...

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

1 Knowledge: Articulation and Consequence in Global Transformations

2 Responsibility: Intellectuals in Worldly Theory and Practice

3 Legitimatio ns: Knowledge Institutions and Universities of the World

4 Engagements: Knowledgeable Publics

5 Difference: Recognizing Global Contexts

6 Connectivity: Understanding Global Flows

7 Design: Knowledge Networks in Transformation

8 Framing: Cosmopolitan Intellectuality and Consequential Solidarity

9 Eleven Theses on Globalizing Knowledge

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)

ISBN:

9780804793445

0804793441

OCLC:

1198930788