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In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis
Activism and the Struggle for Academic FreedomAlso included in this volume is posthumously published work by Davis and by his late wife, the historian Natalie Zemon Davis, which reflects on the importance of facing, and not accepting, authoritarian threats.
€ 28,95 -
Philosophy As Poetry
"In these lectures Rorty is singing the same old (and good) song about what we must give up. We must give up our striving to be in touch with the really real, and we must give up the illusion that by paring away the accidental features of our temporal lives we can finally be in touch with our true, authentic, selves. The lesson is so bracing and so difficult because it is delivered in the context of a tradition--philosophy since Plato--that had been dedicated to the doing of these impossible things for centuries. Where is Richard Rorty when we need him? He is here." - Stanley Fish, Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law, Florida International University, and Floersheimer Visiting Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School "Richard Rorty, in these wonderfully clear and compact lectures, gave the best summary of his views of the meaning of truth and the philosophy of language and mind. His defense of 'narrative philosophy' is enhanced by the vivid and memorable sketches of Hegel, Nietzsche, William James, and other moderns who aimed as Rorty did to reconcile the work of reason and imagination." - David Bromwich, Yale University "[O]ne of the world's most influential contemporary thinkers." - New York Times"These lectures connect Rorty's distinctive and controversial views about the nature and history of philosophy to a number of topics and issues he has not previously considered. The vigor with which Rorty presents his account of philosophy, and the questions raised by how he connects it to topics like poetry and romanticism, are stimulating and fascinating." - John Koethe, University of Wisconsin, author of Scepticism, Knowledge, and Forms of Reasoning "These lectures are a fine introduction to Rorty's work. It's all here: the affirmation of poets over philosophers, the interest in conversation as against analysis, the theory of the "new vocabulary" as preferable to the (sought for) perfect representation of the world as it is, the attempt to meld Nietzsche with American pragmatism, the mistrust of analytical philosophy and the affirmation of the imaginative. There's also the great sweep, the grand statements, and the provocative temperament. Rorty is one of the most eloquent, provoking and original mid to late-century American writers with an interest in philosophy." - Mark Edmundson, University of Virginia, author of Self and Soul: A Defense of Ideals "In 2004, the American pragmatist philosopher Richard Rorty spent three days holding his Page-Barbour lectures entitled Philosophy as Poetry. Its beautiful title captures important aspects of Rorty's philosophy." - Philosophy as Poetry
€ 23,50 -
Higher Education Under Fire
Politics, Economics, and the Crisis of the HumanitiesHigher education is arguably America's most valuable and durable product in the global economy, yet it is constantly subject to criticism. The contributors to this book examine why - and how - this is happening, from a wide variety of perspectives.
€ 80,50 -
The Ex-Human
Science Fiction and the Fate of Our SpeciesMichael Bérubé explores the surprising insights of classic and contemporary works of SF that depict civilizational collapse and contemplate human extinction.
€ 34,50 -
The Ex-Human
Science Fiction and the Fate of Our SpeciesMichael Bérubé explores the surprising insights of classic and contemporary works of SF that depict civilizational collapse and contemplate human extinction.
€ 138,50 -
It's Not Free Speech
Race, Democracy, and the Future of Academic FreedomMichael Berube and Jennifer Ruth's 'It's Not Free Speech: Race, Democracy and the Future of Academic Freedom' addresses the question of what academic freedom does and should protect—and what it does not and should not protect. Drawing careful distinctions between free speech and academic freedom, they contend that an 'excessively libertarian' understanding of academic freedom, often confused with an absolutist position on free speech, needs to be rethought and replaced with less traditionally liberal policies....A provocative read, with practical suggestions for how to put faculty back in charge of defending academic freedom as well as preventing its abuses.—Forbes
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Frankenstein (The Norton Library)
Part of the Norton Library series
€ 10,95 -
The Secret Life of Stories
From Don Quixote to Harry Potter, How Understanding Intellectual Disability Transforms the Way We Read"Bérubé's timely and significant contributions in The Secret Life of Stories emboldens scholars of the humanities to study more deeply intellectual disability and its function in narrative."An enjoyable and thought-provoking work that will encourage continued engagement with intellectual disability" (Disability Studies Quarterly) "Arguing that the idea of intellectual disability has been for writers and can be for critics an extremely productive nexus for thinking through big questions about narrative and irony, The Secret Life of Storiespushes us further, brilliantly defending the arts and humanities. Bérubés mind for literary analysis is a powerhouse. This little book is a rare treat." - Susan M. Schweik,author of The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public "Michael Bérubé has long advocated for the importance of the humanities in higher education and in public culture more generally. InThe Secret Life of Stories, he puts that advocacy into practice, demonstrating to readers the multifaceted pleasures of reading. With dazzling ideas about narrative and disability, interwoven with personal stories and delightful readings of a variety of texts,The Secret Life of Storiesis a joy to read. An extraordinary book." - Robert McRuer,author of Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability "Michael Bérubés son tells us that & in a story things have to happen for a reasonas fine a definition of narrative as Aristotles.That is also true of great literary criticism: it helps us understand why things happen, in literature and in life.This generous, expansive, brilliant book has deep insights for all of us. The Secret Life of Storiesis preciousfor all the right reasons." - Cathy N. Davidson,Distinguished Professor, Graduate Center, CUNY, and author of Now You See It: How the Brain Scien ""An enlightening examination." (Library Journal) "[Berube has] picked out select booksthat I can imagine him either teaching or just reading for pleasure, identifying themes to explicate, and taking as much delight in the retelling of key episodes as he does in the deeper analysis." (Los Angeles Review of Books) "This volume is important for connecting disability studies with literary scholarship." (Choice) "The Secret Life of Storiesis certainly a landmark text in literary studies of disability and in literary criticism more generally. It will change the way you think about disability." (Canadian Review of Comparative Literature) "The Secret Life of Stories...gives a reader the feeling of sitting in an engaging seminar with a witty, candid, and empathetic leader. It reviews literary disability studies in a way comprehensible to those new to the field, even as it invigorates and extends that thinking for current disability studiesscholars....Bérubé offers therefore just the right voice to model ideas that make the case for disability as both a matter of social justice and of artistic innovation, marking the maturity of the field even as it works to move it in new directions." (College Literature) "Michael Berube'sThe Secret Life of Storiesis that rare book that manages to speak to its specialized academic audience while imagining and addressing a much broader readership. Berube...has crafted an accessible, if still rigorous, study of the way fiction grapples with intellectual disability." (Slant Magazine) "[A] concise, fresh, and deeply informed look at how we read." (STARRED Kirkus Reviews)
€ 28,95 -
The Secret Life of Stories
From Don Quixote to Harry Potter, How Understanding Intellectual Disability Transforms the Way We Read"Bérubé's timely and significant contributions in The Secret Life of Stories emboldens scholars of the humanities to study more deeply intellectual disability and its function in narrative."An enjoyable and thought-provoking work that will encourage continued engagement with intellectual disability" (Disability Studies Quarterly) "Arguing that the idea of intellectual disability has been for writers and can be for critics an extremely productive nexus for thinking through big questions about narrative and irony, The Secret Life of Storiespushes us further, brilliantly defending the arts and humanities. Bérubés mind for literary analysis is a powerhouse. This little book is a rare treat." - Susan M. Schweik,author of The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public "Michael Bérubé has long advocated for the importance of the humanities in higher education and in public culture more generally. InThe Secret Life of Stories, he puts that advocacy into practice, demonstrating to readers the multifaceted pleasures of reading. With dazzling ideas about narrative and disability, interwoven with personal stories and delightful readings of a variety of texts,The Secret Life of Storiesis a joy to read. An extraordinary book." - Robert McRuer,author of Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability "Michael Bérubés son tells us that & in a story things have to happen for a reasonas fine a definition of narrative as Aristotles.That is also true of great literary criticism: it helps us understand why things happen, in literature and in life.This generous, expansive, brilliant book has deep insights for all of us. The Secret Life of Storiesis preciousfor all the right reasons." - Cathy N. Davidson,Distinguished Professor, Graduate Center, CUNY, and author of Now You See It: How the Brain Scien ""An enlightening examination." (Library Journal) "[Berube has] picked out select booksthat I can imagine him either teaching or just reading for pleasure, identifying themes to explicate, and taking as much delight in the retelling of key episodes as he does in the deeper analysis." (Los Angeles Review of Books) "This volume is important for connecting disability studies with literary scholarship." (Choice) "The Secret Life of Storiesis certainly a landmark text in literary studies of disability and in literary criticism more generally. It will change the way you think about disability." (Canadian Review of Comparative Literature) "The Secret Life of Stories...gives a reader the feeling of sitting in an engaging seminar with a witty, candid, and empathetic leader. It reviews literary disability studies in a way comprehensible to those new to the field, even as it invigorates and extends that thinking for current disability studiesscholars....Bérubé offers therefore just the right voice to model ideas that make the case for disability as both a matter of social justice and of artistic innovation, marking the maturity of the field even as it works to move it in new directions." (College Literature) "Michael Berube'sThe Secret Life of Storiesis that rare book that manages to speak to its specialized academic audience while imagining and addressing a much broader readership. Berube...has crafted an accessible, if still rigorous, study of the way fiction grapples with intellectual disability." (Slant Magazine) "[A] concise, fresh, and deeply informed look at how we read." (STARRED Kirkus Reviews)
€ 109,50 -
What's Liberal About the Liberal Arts?
Classroom Politics and "Bias" in Higher Education"A sensitive, sensible, and compelling account of American education at its best."—Philadelphia Inquirer
€ 28,95 -
The Left at War
A devastating account of the American left during wartime, and at war with itself
€ 41,50 -
The Left at War
Revisits the major intellectual debates and key players of two decades, covering the terrain of left debates in the United States over foreign policy from the Balkans to 9/11 to Iraq, and over domestic policy from the culture wars of the 1990s to the question of what (if anything) is the matter with Kansas.
€ 98,50