Globalizing Knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : Intellectuals, Universities, and Publics in Transformation

• Autore: Kennedy Michael
• Pubblicazione: Palo Alto, : Stanford University Press, 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4/2
• Soggetto topico: Knowledge, Sociology of - Social aspects; Globalization - Social aspects; Intellectuals - Social aspects; Intellectual life; Universities and colleges
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- 1 Knowledge: Articulation and Consequence in Global Transformations -- 2 Responsibility: Intellectuals in Worldly Theory and Practice -- 3 Legitimatio ns: Knowledge Institutions and Universities of the World -- 4 Engagements: Knowledgeable Publics -- 5 Difference: Recognizing Global Contexts -- 6 Connectivity: Understanding Global Flows -- 7 Design: Knowledge Networks in Transformation -- 8 Framing: Cosmopolitan Intellectuality and Consequential Solidarity -- 9 Eleven Theses on Globalizing Knowledge -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Heralding a push for higher education to adopt a more global perspective, the term ""globalizing knowledge"" is today a popular catchphrase among academics and their circles. The complications and consequences of this desire for greater worldliness, however, are rarely considered critically. In this groundbreaking cultural-political sociology of knowledge and change, Michael D. Kennedy rearticulates questions, approaches, and case studies to clarify intellectuals' and institutions' responsibilities in a world defined by transformation and crisis. Globalizing Knowledge introduces the stakes of...
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalizing Knowledge
• ISBN: 0-8047-9344-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459768203321
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