Interdiscipline: A Future for Literary Studies and the Humanities
Petar Ramadanovic, "Interdiscipline: A Future for Literary Studies and the Humanities"
English | ISBN: 0367635461 | 2021 | 262 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 0367635461 | 2021 | 262 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This book brings together two different discussions: on the value of the humanities and a broader debate on interdisciplinary scholarship in order to propose a new way beyond current threats to the humanities. Petar Ramadanovic offers nothing short of a drastic rehaul of our approaches to literary scholarship, the humanities, and University systems.
Beginning with an analysis of what is often referred to as the "crisis" in the humanities, the author looks at the specifics of literary studies, but also issues around working conditions for academics. From precarity and pay conditions to peer review, the book has practical as well as theoretical implications that will resonate throughout the humanities. While most books defending the humanities emphasise the uniqueness of the subject or area, Ramadanovic does the opposite, emphasising the need for interdisciplinarity and combined knowledge. This proposal is then fully explored through literary studies, and its potential throughout the humanities and beyond, into the sciences.
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