A powerful and original argument that the practice of scholarship
is grounded in the concept of radical freedom, beginning with the
freedoms of inquiry, thought, and expression. Why are scholars and
scholarship invariably distrusted and attacked by authoritarian
regimes? Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that at its core, scholarship
is informed by an emancipatory agenda based on a permanent openness
to the new, an unlimited responsiveness to evidence, and a
commitment to conversion. At the same time, however, scholarship
involves its own forms of authority. As a worldly practice, it is a
struggle for dominance without end as scholars try to disprove the
claims of others, establish new versions of the truth, and seek
disciples. Scholarship and Freedom threads its general arguments
through examinations of the careers of three scholars: W. E. B. Du
Bois, who serves as an example of scholarly character formation;
South African Bernard Lategan, whose New Testament studies became
entangled on both sides of his country’s battles over apartheid;
and Linda Nochlin, whose essay “Why Have There Been No Great
Women Artists?” virtually created the field of feminist art
history.
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2020 |
Authors: |
Geoffrey Galt Harpham
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Dimensions: |
127 x 216 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-24501-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-674-24501-6 |
Barcode: |
9780674245013 |
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