Contemporary Culture

Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? In the context of pervasive economic liberalism and shrinking budgets due to a deep and prolonged recession, the exigency of humanities research for society is increasingly put into question. This volume claims that the humanities do ind...

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Hauptverfasser: Zwijnenberg, Robert, Zijlmans, Kitty
Format: Online
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis 2025
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Zusammenfassung:Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? In the context of pervasive economic liberalism and shrinking budgets due to a deep and prolonged recession, the exigency 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. Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? Contemporary Culture New Directions in Arts and Humanities Research.