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Cary Nelson and the Struggle for the University|Michael Rothberg

Cary Nelson and the Struggle for the University : Poetry, Politics, and the Profession

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Scholars engage the ideas and legacy of Cary Nelson in conversations about the corporate university, teaching, poetry, and activism.

At a time when the humanities are suffering crises of funding and legitimacy, Cary Nelson and the Struggle for the University provides an alternative vision: a clear-eyed, nondogmatic approach to engaged scholarship and educational activism in the interest of the public good. This collection brings together distinguished and rising cultural studies scholars to explore the ways in which Cary Nelson's work unites scholarship and activism, demonstrating the need for radical engagement in order to democratize the academy and the production of knowledge in and about American culture. Neither a Festschrift nor a tribute, the volume looks at the new directions Nelson's work has inspired in research and activism about the history and politics of the academy, cultural studies, modern American poetry, and graduate pedagogy and mentoring. An engaging afterword by Cary Nelson is also included.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780791476802
  • ISBN-10: 0791476804
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publish Date: January 2009
  • Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
  • Page Count: 255

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