Academic Instincts.

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In this lively and provocative book, cultural critic Marjorie Garber, who has written on topics as different as Shakespeare, dogs, cross-dressing, and real estate, explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. Academic Instincts discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garber, Marjorie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.
Temas:
Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher)
Literature > Study and teaching (Higher)
Universities and colleges > Curricula.
Academic writing.
Humanities > Philosophy.
Learning and scholarship.
Enseignement universitaire > Programmes d'études.
Écriture savante.
Savoir et érudition.
Academic writing
Humanities > Philosophy
Learning and scholarship
Universities and colleges > Curricula
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this lively and provocative book, cultural critic Marjorie Garber, who has written on topics as different as Shakespeare, dogs, cross-dressing, and real estate, explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. Academic Instincts discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced in recent debates about the humanities: the relation between "amateurs" and "professionals," the relation between one academic discipline and another, and the relation between "jargon" and "plain language." Rather than merely taking sides, the book explores the ways in which such debates are essenti
Descripción Física:1 online resource (200 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400824670
1400824672
9780691115719
0691115710

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