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Culture and the Problem of the Disciplines
John Carlos . Ed(S): Rowe
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Description for Culture and the Problem of the Disciplines
Paperback. Explores the role that scholars and universities play in shaping and defining culture, and how teaching and research institutions are changing in response to international movements and social forces. Editor(s): Rowe, John Carlos. Series: Critical Theory Institute Book. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JNA; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
What is the university's role in the production of cultural ideals? With increasingly interdisciplinary approaches being employed in scholarship, can we speak of discrete fields of study? The results of a collaborative research project by the Critical Theory Institute at the University of California, Irvine, this collection explores the role that scholars and universities play in shaping and defining culture, and how teaching and research institutions are changing in response to international movements and social forces. Investigating the way "high" culture (literature, liberal education) and popular culture (fashion, film) are dealt with in the classroom, these essays show that the ... Read more
What is the university's role in the production of cultural ideals? With increasingly interdisciplinary approaches being employed in scholarship, can we speak of discrete fields of study? The results of a collaborative research project by the Critical Theory Institute at the University of California, Irvine, this collection explores the role that scholars and universities play in shaping and defining culture, and how teaching and research institutions are changing in response to international movements and social forces. Investigating the way "high" culture (literature, liberal education) and popular culture (fashion, film) are dealt with in the classroom, these essays show that the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Critical Theory Institute Book
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231112437
SKU
V9780231112437
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99-15
About John Carlos . Ed(S): Rowe
John Carlos Rowe is professor of English at the University of California, Irvine, where he is a founding member of the Critical Theory Institute.
Reviews for Culture and the Problem of the Disciplines
Several of our most prominent critics present an illuminating cross-section of the current 'dissensus'on the shape of the postdisciplinary university, including the pros and cons of cultural studies as the new organizing principle of academic work.
Gerald Graff
Gerald Graff