Humanities in the Twenty-First Century

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Beyond Utility and Markets

ISBN: 0230366651
ISBN 13: 9780230366657
Autor: Belfiore, Eleonora/Upchurch, Anna
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xii, 256 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.07.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

Offers an international perspective on the value of the Humanities, higher education funding and institutional frameworksExceptionally timely – addresses the current issues, debates and discussions about the ‚value‘ of the Humanities and how this could/should be measuredIncludes interdisciplinary contributions from both academics and practitionersOf relevance to a broad range of scholars, lecturers, policy makers and cultural professionalsFeatures contributions from two ‚global research stars‘ within the Humanities: Michael Bérubé (USA) and Jim McGuigan (UK)Scholarly but accessible to the general reader

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Beschreibung

This collection of essays by scholars with expertise in a range of fields, cultural professionals and policy makers explores different ways in which the arts and humanities contribute to dealing with the challenges of contemporary society in ways that do not rely on simplistic and questionable notions of socio-economic impact as a proxy for value.

Autorenporträt

Michael Bérubé, Pennsylvania State University, USA Connie Johnston, Massachusetts, USA Howard I. Kushner, USA Leslie S. Leighton, Emory University, USA David Looseley, University of Leeds, UK Rick McGeer, Information Infrastructure Lab of HP Labs in Palo Alto, California, USA Jim McGuigan, Loughborough University, UK and IFK Internationales Forchungszentrum Kulturwissenshaften, Vienna, Austria Jean W. McLaughlin, Penland School of Crafts, USA Mark J.V. Olson, Duke University, USA Mark O'Neill, Glasgow Life, Glasgow, Scotland Jan Parker, Humanities Higher Education Research Group.

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