The Humanities Still Matter - Identity, Gender and Space in Twenty-First-Century Europe (Paperback, New edition)

Why are the arts and humanities under attack? And how can they fight back? Historically these fields have suffered from a lack of prestige due to the utilitarian perspective of the "developed" world. While such utilitarian views have not been entirely fair on this branch of knowledge, the humanities themselves are partly to blame for this crisis, often not keeping pace with an increasingly changing society. It is therefore imperative that the humanities once and for all prove themselves relevant, leaving behind "departmentalized" approaches to academic knowledge and embracing the social mission that once epitomized humanistic study. Guided by such principles, this book features fourteen interdisciplinary studies that explore exciting intersections between different areas of academic research. These studies centre around three broad topics, which function as this volume's structural axes: identity, gender, and space and mobility (whether voluntary, as in tourism, or imposed, as in the case of migrations and persecutions). Altogether, the volume demonstrates that the humanities, far from being artificially detached from society, can actually study the enormously complex context that is contemporary Europe and crucially point the way to a better, more equitable world.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cultural Identity Studies, 31
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Jose Igor Prieto Arranz • Ruben Jarazo Alvarez
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	326
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-78997-279-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78997-279-5
Barcode:	9781789972795

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