Humanities in the Age of Information and Post-Truth /

The Humanities in the Age of Information and Post-Truth is a collection of essays that mount a spirited and rigorous defense of the social function of the humanities in contemporary society--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lux, Christina (Christina Anne) (Editor), López-Calvo, Ignacio (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.
REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.
EDUCATION > General.
Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher)
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The humanities today / Ignacio Lopez-Calvo
  • For the humanities / K. Anthony Appiah
  • Uberizing the university / David Theo Goldberg
  • Rationality, racism, and imagining social justice / David Palumbo-Liu
  • Rage and beauty : celebrating complexity, democracy, and the humanities / Robert D. Newman
  • What kind of humanities do we want or need in the twenty-first century? / David Castillo and William Egginton
  • The humanities in the world : a field report / Mariet Westermann
  • Keywords : a refresher on humanism and praxis / Doris Sommer.

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