The Humanities "Crisis" and the Future of Literary Studies / by P. Jay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jay, P., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

Educational sociology.

Education and state.

Literature.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Art--Study and teaching.

Art.

Higher Education.

Sociology of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Philosophy of Education.

Creativity and Arts Education.

Local Subjects:

Higher Education.

Sociology of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Literature.

Philosophy of Education.

Creativity and Arts Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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.

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

6. The Humanities and the Public Sphere in the Age of the Internet.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781137398031

1137398035

OCLC:

884728506