Engaging the Age of Jane Austen
Public Humanities in Practice
Seiten
2018
University of Iowa Press (Verlag)
978-1-60938-614-6 (ISBN)
University of Iowa Press (Verlag)
978-1-60938-614-6 (ISBN)
Humanities scholars, in general, often have a difficult time explaining why their work matters, and eighteenth-century literary scholars are no exception. To remedy this problem, Bridget Draxler and Danielle Spratt offer this collection of essays to defend the field's relevance and demonstrate its ability to help us understand current events.
Humanities scholars, in general, often have a difficult time explaining to others why their work matters, and eighteenth-century literary scholars are certainly no exception. To help remedy this problem, literary scholars Bridget Draxler and Danielle Spratt offer this collection of essays to defend the field’s relevance and demonstrate its ability to help us better understand current events, from the proliferation of media to ongoing social justice battles.
The result is a book that offers a range of approaches to engaging with undergraduates, non-professionals, and broader publics into an appreciation of eighteenth-century literature. Essays draw on innovative projects ranging from a Jane Austen reading group held at the public library to students working with an archive to digitize an overlooked writer’s novel.
Reminding us that the eighteenth century was an exhilarating age of lively political culture—marked by the rise of libraries and museums, the explosion of the press, and other platforms for public intellectual debates—Draxler and Spratt provide a book that will not only be useful to eighteenth-century scholars, but can also serve as a model for other periods as well. This book will appeal to librarians, archivists, museum directors, scholars, and others interested in digital humanities in the public life.
Humanities scholars, in general, often have a difficult time explaining to others why their work matters, and eighteenth-century literary scholars are certainly no exception. To help remedy this problem, literary scholars Bridget Draxler and Danielle Spratt offer this collection of essays to defend the field’s relevance and demonstrate its ability to help us better understand current events, from the proliferation of media to ongoing social justice battles.
The result is a book that offers a range of approaches to engaging with undergraduates, non-professionals, and broader publics into an appreciation of eighteenth-century literature. Essays draw on innovative projects ranging from a Jane Austen reading group held at the public library to students working with an archive to digitize an overlooked writer’s novel.
Reminding us that the eighteenth century was an exhilarating age of lively political culture—marked by the rise of libraries and museums, the explosion of the press, and other platforms for public intellectual debates—Draxler and Spratt provide a book that will not only be useful to eighteenth-century scholars, but can also serve as a model for other periods as well. This book will appeal to librarians, archivists, museum directors, scholars, and others interested in digital humanities in the public life.
Bridget Draxler teaches writing at St. Olaf College. She lives in Northfield, Minnesota. Danielle Spratt is associate professor of English and director of faculty engaged practices and service learning at California State University, Northridge. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.03.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Humanities and Public Life |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 image |
| Verlagsort | Iowa |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 425 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60938-614-0 / 1609386140 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60938-614-6 / 9781609386146 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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