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In an era of attacks on the humanities by the right (Goethe is not taught anymore!) and the left (Why teach dead white males?), a distinguished teacher and scholar presents a series of closely interconnected exercises in understanding the present state and future possibilities of the humanities.

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Preface; Introduction: the fortunes of the humanities in an age of reallocated resources; 1. How to get tenure; 2. Teaching and researching in the humanities from a transdisciplinary perspective; 3. Some models of interdisciplinary teaching; 4. Habent sua fata libelli: books, jobs, and the MLA; 5. A humanist looks at language teaching and study; 6. A near future past the millennium: german studies after 2001; 7. German? American? literature? some thoughts on the problem of question marks and hyphens; 8. Medicine and education in the year 2001: can we live forever?; Notes.

The Fortunes of the Humanities

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2000
      ISBN13: 9780804732635, 978-0804732635
      ISBN10: 0804732639
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In an era of attacks on the humanities by the right (Goethe is not taught anymore!) and the left (Why teach dead white males?), a distinguished teacher and scholar presents a series of closely interconnected exercises in understanding the present state and future possibilities of the humanities.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Introduction: the fortunes of the humanities in an age of reallocated resources; 1. How to get tenure; 2. Teaching and researching in the humanities from a transdisciplinary perspective; 3. Some models of interdisciplinary teaching; 4. Habent sua fata libelli: books, jobs, and the MLA; 5. A humanist looks at language teaching and study; 6. A near future past the millennium: german studies after 2001; 7. German? American? literature? some thoughts on the problem of question marks and hyphens; 8. Medicine and education in the year 2001: can we live forever?; Notes.

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