LEADER 04232oam 22006854a 450 001 9910272355303321 005 20250716185750.0 010 $a9781501728075 010 $a1501728075 010 $a9780801487668 010 $a0801487668 010 $a9781501720963 010 $a1501720961 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501720963 035 $a(CKB)4340000000258179 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5317485 035 $a(OCoLC)1031885542 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse66941 035 $a(DE-B1597)496418 035 $a(OCoLC)1028943194 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501720963 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89082 035 $a(Perlego)565974 035 $a(oapen)doab89082 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000258179 100 $a20010907d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aDemocracy's Children$eIntellectuals and the Rise of Cultural Politics /$fJohn McGowan 210 $cCornell University Press$d2018 210 1$aIthaca, N.Y. :$cCornell University Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002. 215 $a1 online resource (243 pages) 311 08$a9781501728075 311 08$a9780801439735 311 08$a0801439736 311 08$a9781501720970 311 08$a150172097X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [231]-237) and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Preface, vii -- Introduction: Literary Intellectuals in -- and for a Democratic Society, -- I. CLIMBING THE WALLS: THE INTELLECTUAL AS ACADEMIC -- I. At the 1986 MLA Convention, 31 -- 2. Teaching Literature: Where, How, and Why, 49 -- 3. An ABCs of Post-Theoretical Style, 74 -- 4. Humanists, Cultural Authority, and the University, 114 -- II. ROADS TO THE PRESENT, PATHS TO A FUTURE -- 5. Modernity and Culture: -- The Victorians and Cultural Studies, 141 -- 6. The Narrative of Culture: A Burkean Perspective, 165 -- 7. Toward a Pragmatist Pluralism, 201 -- References, 231 -- Index, 239. 330 $aHow do American intellectuals try to achieve their political and social goals? By what means do they articulate their hopes for change? John McGowan seeks to identify the goals and strategies of contemporary humanistic intellectuals who strive to shape the politics and culture of their time. In a lively mix of personal reflection and shrewd analysis, McGowan visits the sites of intellectual activity (scholarly publications, professional conferences, the classroom, and the university) and considers the hazards of working within such institutional contexts to effect change outside the academy. Democracy's Children considers the historical trajectory that produced current intellectual practices. McGowan links the growing prestige of "culture" since 1800 to the growth of democracy and the obsession with modernity and explores how intellectuals became both custodians and creators of culture. Caught between fears of culture's irrelevance and dreams of its omnipotence, intellectuals pursue a cultural politics that aims for wide-ranging social transformations. For better or worse, McGowan says, the humanities are now tied to culture and to the university. The opportunities and frustrations attendant on this partnership resonate with the larger successes and failures of contemporary democratic societies. His purpose in this collection of essays is to illuminate the conditions under which intellectuals in a democracy work and at the same time to promote intellectual activities that further democratic ideals. 606 $aIntellectual life$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCollege teaching$zUnited States 606 $aCriticism$xPolitical aspects$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCriticism$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aIntellectual life$xHistory 615 0$aCollege teaching 615 0$aCriticism$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aCriticism$xHistory 676 $a801/.95/0904 700 $aMcGowan$b John$f1953-$0223640 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910272355303321 996 $aDemocracy's Children$92428349 997 $aUNINA