edited by Judith Thissen, Robert Zwijnenberg and Kitty Zijlmans
Amsterdam University Press, 2013
eISBN: 978-90-485-1795-4 | Paper: 978-90-8964-474-9
Library of Congress Classification N72.S6C66 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification 701.03

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? In the context of pervasive economic liberalism and shrinking budgets, the importance of humanities research for society is increasingly put into question. This volume claims that the humanities do indeed matter by offering empirically grounded critical reflections on contemporary cultural practices, thereby opening up new ways of understanding social life and new directions in humanities scholarship. The contributors argue that the humanities can regain their relevance for society, pose new questions and provide fresh answers, while maintaining their core values: critical reflection, historical consciousness and analytical distance. 

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