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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449866603321

Autore

Russo John Paul

Titolo

The future without a past [[electronic resource] ] : the humanities in a technological society / / John Paul Russo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2005

ISBN

0-8262-6473-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Disciplina

001.3/01

Soggetti

Humanities - Philosophy

Technology and civilization

Science and the humanities

Humanities - Study and teaching (Higher)

Learning and scholarship - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-298)and index.

Nota di contenuto

The future of the humanities in a technological society -- The great forgetting : library, media center, and Las Vegas -- The circle of knowledge : science and the humanistic curriculum from Petrarch to Trilling -- Belief and sincerity -- The tranquilized poem : the crisis of the new criticism -- The disappearance of the self : contemporary theories of autobiography -- Don Delillo : ethnicity, religion, and the critique of technology.

Sommario/riassunto

"Argues that technological imperatives like rationalization, universalism, monism, and autonomy have transformed the humanities and altered the relation between humans and nature. Examines technology and its impact on education, historical memory, and technological and literary values in criticism and theory, concluding with an analysis of the fiction of Don DeLillo"--Provided by publisher.