Why the humanities matter

Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969-

Why the humanities matter a commonsense approach / [electronic resource] : Frederick Luis Aldama. - 1st ed. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008. - xiv, 377 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-348) and index.

Introduction: a new humanism -- Self, identity, and ideas -- Revisiting Derrida, Lacan, and Foucault -- Derrida gets medieval -- Imaginary empires, real nations -- Edward Said spaced out -- Modernity, what? -- Teachers, scholars, and the humanities today -- Translation matters -- Can music resist? -- The "cultural studies turn" in Brown studies -- Pulling up stakes in Latin/o American theoretical claims -- Fugitive thoughts on justice and happiness -- Why literature matters -- Interpretation, interdisciplinarity, and the people.


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Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
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