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Meetings of the Mind
David Damrosch
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Description for Meetings of the Mind
Paperback. Offers a portrait of academic life in the nineties. This title presents an exploration of the uses and abuses of literary and cultural criticism that offers a running commentary on identity politics and poses serious questions about the state and future of the academy. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Comic in tone and serious in intent, this book gives a vivid portrait of academic life in the nineties. With campus populations and critical perspectives changing rapidly, academic debate needs to look beyond the old ideal of common purposes and communal agreement. How can we learn from people we won't end up agreeing with? This question is explored by four very different scholars, who meet and argue at a series of comparative literature conferences: David Damrosch, liberal humanist and organizer of the group; Vic Addams, an independent scholar of aesthetic leanings (and author of The Utility of Futility); Marsha Doddvic, ... Read more
Comic in tone and serious in intent, this book gives a vivid portrait of academic life in the nineties. With campus populations and critical perspectives changing rapidly, academic debate needs to look beyond the old ideal of common purposes and communal agreement. How can we learn from people we won't end up agreeing with? This question is explored by four very different scholars, who meet and argue at a series of comparative literature conferences: David Damrosch, liberal humanist and organizer of the group; Vic Addams, an independent scholar of aesthetic leanings (and author of The Utility of Futility); Marsha Doddvic, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691149387
SKU
V9780691149387
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99-1
About David Damrosch
David Damrosch is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of "The Narrative Covenant" and "We Scholars: Changing the Culture of the University" and the general editor of "The Longman Anthology of British Literature".
Reviews for Meetings of the Mind
"There is a lot of chortling in this book ... Having chortled, Damrosch's colleagues in the profession may perceive a serious issue in his book. Theory has had a bad effect. The higher the level of discourse, the fewer who can understand it."
John Sutherland, Times Literary Supplement
John Sutherland, Times Literary Supplement