City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University
Autor Nicholas B. Dirksen Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 dec 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781009394468
ISBN-10: 1009394460
Pagini: 275
Dimensiuni: 224 x 149 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1009394460
Pagini: 275
Dimensiuni: 224 x 149 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Preface; Introduction; Part I. A Personal History: 1. The Professor; 2. The Dean; 3. Chancellor tales; Part II. A History of the Future: 4. Genealogies of the university; 5. Ideas of the university; 6. The multiversity; 7. Reimagining the university; Afterword; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index.
Recenzii
'Dirks' lavish anecdotes about evolving from starry-eyed missionary seeking a utopia of the intellect to tough-love administrator are hugely compelling, and there is no book like it. From his uncomfortable place at the top of two of America's most prestigious universities (Columbia and Berkeley), he gives us a brilliant, questing, at times very vulnerable story of the moral calling of the 'city of intellect' and its oddly conservative defense of old disciplinary pathways. His argument is troubling, invigorating, and impossible to ignore. All in all, a captivating, blow-by-blow account of the university's inner circle.' Timothy Brennan, Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Minnesota
'City of Intellect is a beautifully written book that combines memoir with well-researched analysis to address the current place and crisis of the American university. Dirks tells the story of his brief and controversial chancellorship at Berkeley, while offering a full-throated defense of his actions and views that will be of deep interest to the many observers who have wondered about the details of the conflict. But the book is about much more than the highly visible and contentious battles at Berkeley. Dirks' long experience in higher education serves as the foundation for thoughtful observations about why universities are in crisis and why they seem so resistant to necessary change. He addresses, among other topics, the future of the humanities, the appropriate role of disciplines, the improvement of decision-making processes, and financial realities and possibilities. It is a call to action with a number of quite specific and useful proposals. It serves at once as a significant primary and secondary source about higher education and has important things to say.' Drew Gilpin Faust, Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor and President Emerita (2007–18), Harvard University
'Professor Dirks possesses both personal and professional experiences that position him to offer a unique perspective on the broad trends shaping higher education in the United States and around the world. He uses these experiences to illustrate, analyze, and address some of the most fundamental questions facing the world's universities, both public and private. And he simultaneously contextualizes the developments he discusses within a masterfully presented history of higher education, a technique that will broaden the appeal of the volume and extend its influence. In short, this is a terrific book about which I am extremely enthusiastic.' John Sexton, Benjamin F. Butler Professor of Law Emeritus and Emeritus President (2002–15), New York University
'City of Intellect is a beautifully written book that combines memoir with well-researched analysis to address the current place and crisis of the American university. Dirks tells the story of his brief and controversial chancellorship at Berkeley, while offering a full-throated defense of his actions and views that will be of deep interest to the many observers who have wondered about the details of the conflict. But the book is about much more than the highly visible and contentious battles at Berkeley. Dirks' long experience in higher education serves as the foundation for thoughtful observations about why universities are in crisis and why they seem so resistant to necessary change. He addresses, among other topics, the future of the humanities, the appropriate role of disciplines, the improvement of decision-making processes, and financial realities and possibilities. It is a call to action with a number of quite specific and useful proposals. It serves at once as a significant primary and secondary source about higher education and has important things to say.' Drew Gilpin Faust, Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor and President Emerita (2007–18), Harvard University
'Professor Dirks possesses both personal and professional experiences that position him to offer a unique perspective on the broad trends shaping higher education in the United States and around the world. He uses these experiences to illustrate, analyze, and address some of the most fundamental questions facing the world's universities, both public and private. And he simultaneously contextualizes the developments he discusses within a masterfully presented history of higher education, a technique that will broaden the appeal of the volume and extend its influence. In short, this is a terrific book about which I am extremely enthusiastic.' John Sexton, Benjamin F. Butler Professor of Law Emeritus and Emeritus President (2002–15), New York University
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Descriere
A personal and thoughtfully candid account of the multiple crises around the place of the university in our contemporary world.