A New Deal for the Humanities by Gordon Hutner

A New Deal for the Humanities by Gordon Hutner

Brings together twelve prominent scholars who address the history, the present state, and the future direction of the humanities. The contributors offer spirited and thought-provoking debates on a diverse range of topics. A New Deal for the Humanities takes an intrepid step in making the humanities even stronger in the future.

This book is an important companion and corrective to recent workThe cases made in these valuable essays are varied, subtle, and provocative, and affirm that nothing could be more important than to invest our public dollars in the humanities crucible of effective citizenry and global awareness. -- Susanne Woods * Council of Independent Colleges *
"Hutner and Mohamed offer ten essays about changing views of a liberal arts philosophy in public institutions of higher education The essays are all by respected and experienced scholars, among them Jeffrey Williams (Carnegie Mellon), Yolanda Moses (Univ. of California, Riverside), and Christopher Newfield (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara) ... Summing up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals." * CHOICE *

Hutner, Gordon: - Gordon Hutner is professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and founding editor of the journal American Literary History.

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ISBN 13	9780813573243
ISBN 10	0813573246
Title	A New Deal for the Humanities
Author	Gordon Hutner
Series	The American Campus
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Rutgers University Press
Year published	2015-11-11
Number of pages	210
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