The Humanities and the Dynamics of Inclusion Since World War II.

Hollinger, David A. (ed.):

ISBN 10: 0801883903 / ISBN 13: 9780801883903

Editore: Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

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VI, 421 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag weist leichte Randläsuren auf, außerdem leicht berieben, Kopfschnitt minimal fleckig, Bleistifteintrag auf Vorsatz, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket has slight edgewear, also slightly rubbed, top edge slightly stained, pencil entry on endpaper, otherwise very good condition. - The role played by the humanities in reconciling American diversitya diversity of both ideas and peoplesis not always appreciated. This volume of essays, commissioned by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, examines that role in the half-century after World War II, when exceptional prosperity and population growth, coupled with Americas expanded political interaction with the world abroad, presented American higher education with unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The humanities proved to be the site for important efforts to incorporate groups and doctrines that had once been excluded from the American cultural conversation. The contributors explore the interaction between the humanities and demographic and cultural changes, including the link between these changes and the rise of new academic Specializations in area and other interdisciplinary studies. Analyzing the evolution of humanities disciplines and institutions and examining the conditions and intellectual climate in which they operate, this timely collection sheds new light on the role and value of the humanities in society. / CONTENTS Introduction David a. Hollinger Part 1: Academia and the Question of a Common Culture 1 Whos Afraid of Marcel Proust? The Failure of General Education in the American University JOHN GUILLORY 2 Demography and Curriculum: The Humanities in American Higher Education from the 1950s through the 1980s Roger L. Geiger 3 The Scholar and the World: Academic Humanists and General Readers in Postwar America JOAN SHELLEY RUBIN Part 2: European Movements against the American Grain? 4 The Ambivalent Virtues of Mendacity: How Europeans Taught (Some of) Us to Learn to Love the Lies of Politics Martin Jay 5 The Place of Value in a Culture of Facts: Truth and Historicism JAMES T. KLOPPENBERG 6 Philosophy and Inclusion in the United States, 1929-2001 BRUCE KUKLICK Part 3: Social Inclusion 7 Catholics, Catholicism, and the Humanities since World War II JOHN T. MCGREEVY 8 The Black Scholar, the Humanities, and the Politics of Racial Knowledge since 1945 JONATHAN SCOTT HOLLOWAY 9 Women in the Humanities: Taking Their Place Rosalind Rosenberg Part 4: Area Studies at Home and Abroad 10 Constructing American Studies: Culture, Identity, and the Expansion of the Humanities Leila Zenderland 11 The Ironies of the Iron Curtain: The Cold War and the Rise of Russian Studies David C. Engerman 12 What Is Japan to Us? Andrew E. Barshay 13 Havana and Macondo: The Humanities in U.S. Latin American Studies, 1940-2000 Rolena Adorno Acknowledgments Contributors Index. ISBN 9780801883903 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 698.

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• Titolo: The Humanities and the Dynamics of Inclusion Since World War II.
• Editore: Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0801883903
• ISBN 13: 9780801883903
• Rilegatura: Hardcover with dustjacket.
• Condizione: Gut
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: sovraccoperta
• Peso: 698 grammi
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Riassunto

The role played by the humanities in reconciling American diversity—a diversity of both ideas and peoples—is not always appreciated. This volume of essays, commissioned by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, examines that role in the half century after World War II, when exceptional prosperity and population growth, coupled with America's expanded political interaction with the world abroad, presented American higher education with unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The humanities proved to be the site for important efforts to incorporate groups and doctrines that had once been excluded from the American cultural conversation.

Edited and introduced by David Hollinger, this volume explores the interaction between the humanities and demographic changes in the university, including the link between external changes and the rise of new academic specializations in area and other interdisciplinary studies.

This volume analyzes the evolution of humanities disciplines and institutions, examines the conditions and intellectual climate in which they operate, and assesses the role and value of the humanities in society.

Contents:
John Guillory, "Who's Afraid of Marcel Proust? The Failure of General Education in the American University"
Roger L. Geiger, "Demography and Curriculum: The Humanities in American Higher Education from the 1950s through the 1980s"
Joan Shelley Rubin, "The Scholar and the World: Academic Humanists and General Readers"
Martin Jay, "The Ambivalent Virtues of Mendacity: How Europeans Taught (Some of Us) to Learn to Love the Lies of Politics"
James T. Kloppenberg, "The Place of Value in a Culture of Facts: Truth and Historicism"
Bruce Kuklick, "Philosophy and Inclusion in the United States, 1929–2001"
John T. McGreevy, "Catholics, Catholicism, and the Humanities, 1945–1985"
Jonathan Scott Holloway, "The Black Scholar, the Humanities, and the Politics of Racial Knowledge Since 1945"
Rosalind Rosenberg, "Women in the Humanities: Taking Their Place"
Leila Zenderland, "American Studies and the Expansion of the Humanities"
David C. Engerman, "The Ironies of the Iron Curtain: The Cold War and the Rise of Russian Studies"
Andrew E. Barshay, "What is Japan to Us"?
Rolena Adorno, "Havana and Macondo: The Humanities Side of U.S. Latin American Studies, 1940–2000"

Informazioni sull?autore

David A. Hollinger is Preston Hotchkis Professor of American History at the University of California, Berkeley and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.