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oapen-20.500.12657-572972022-07-14T02:59:35Z Engaged Humanities Swinnen, Aagje Kluveld, Amanda de Waal, Renée Humanities, cultural studies, media studies, cultural history, (art) history, gender studies bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AC History of art / art & design styles bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBG General & world history bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSJ Gender studies, gender groups What is the role of the humanities at the start of 21st century? In the last few decades, the various disciplines of the humanities (history, linguistics, literary studies, art history, media studies) have encountered a broad range of challenges, related to the future of print culture, to shifts in funding strategies, and to the changing contours of culture and society. Several publications have addressed these challenges as well as potential responses on a theoretical level. This coedited volume opts for a different strategy and presents accessible case studies that demonstrate what humanities scholars contribute to concrete and pressing social debates about topics including adoption, dementia, hacking, and conservation. These “engaged” forms of humanities research reveal the continued importance of thinking and rethinking the nature of art, culture, and public life. 2022-07-13T11:57:34Z 2022-07-13T11:57:34Z 2022 book 9789463724029 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57297 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9789048550401.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789463724029 10.5117/9789463724029 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a 9789463724029 362 Amsterdam open access
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What is the role of the humanities at the start of 21st century? In the last few decades, the various disciplines of the humanities (history, linguistics, literary studies, art history, media studies) have encountered a broad range of challenges, related to the future of print culture, to shifts in funding strategies, and to the changing contours of culture and society. Several publications have addressed these challenges as well as potential responses on a theoretical level. This coedited volume opts for a different strategy and presents accessible case studies that demonstrate what humanities scholars contribute to concrete and pressing social debates about topics including adoption, dementia, hacking, and conservation. These “engaged” forms of humanities research reveal the continued importance of thinking and rethinking the nature of art, culture, and public life.
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