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Literature lost : social agendas and the corruption of the humanities /

In the span of less than a generation, university humanities departments have experienced an almost unbelievable reversal of attitudes, now attacking and undermining what had previously been considered best and most worthy in the Western tradition. John M. Ellis here scrutinizes the new regime in hu...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ellis, John M. (John Martin), 1936-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1997.
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Table des matières:
  • The origins of political correctness
  • The diversity of literature
  • Gender, politics, and criticism
  • The academic politics of race
  • Class and perfect egalitarianism
  • Activism and knowledge
  • Power, objectivity, and PC logic
  • Is theory to blame?
  • How did it all happen, and what comes next?