Michael Anxious Intellects

Academic Professionals, Public Intellectuals, and Enlightenment Values
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8139-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten

A critical examination of the complex role of intellectuals in contemporary society, including the often contradictory definitions of such roles advocated by intellectuals themselves.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Michael, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Fundamental Confusion

Part One: Cultural Authority, Enlightenment Traditions, and Professional Anxiety

1. Publicity: Black Intellectuals as Inorganic Rerpresentatives

2. Pedagogy: Enlightened Instruction as Oppressive Discipline

3. Community: Pragmatism as a Profession of Anxiety

4. Culture: Western Traditions and Intellectual Treason

Part Two: Projected Identities, Universal Illusions, and Democratic Discourse

5. The Critic: Cultural Studies and Adorno’s Ghost

6. The Scientist: Disembodied Intellect and Popular Utopias

7. The Professional: Science Wars and Interdisciplinary Studies

Conclusion: Tattered Maps

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

John Michael is teaches in the department of English at the University of Rochester. He is the author of Emerson and Skepticism: The Cipher of the World.