Humanities and the Irish University - Anomalies and Opportunities

Informationen zum Autor Michael O’Sullivan is Associate Professor in English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Klappentext This is the first book-length study of the humanities and the Irish university. Ireland was a deeply religious country throughout the twentieth century but the colleges of its National University never established a religion or theology department. The official first language of Ireland is Irish but the vast majority of teaching in the arts and humanities is in English. These are two of the anomalies that long constrained humanities education in Ireland. This book charts a history of responses to humanities education in the Irish context. Reading the work of John Henry Newman, Padraig Pearse, Sean O Tuama, Denis Donoghue, Declan Kiberd, Richard Kearney and others, it looks for an Irish humanities ethos. It compares humanities models in the US, France and Asia with those in Ireland in light of work by Immanuel Kant, Pierre Bourdieu and Jacques Derrida. It should appeal to those interested in Irish education and history. Zusammenfassung The first book-length study of the humanities and the Irish university -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: defining the humanities1. The humanities in the Irish context2. Newman and the origins of the National University3. The emergence of an Irish humanities ethos4. International comparisons5. The transformation of humanities education in IrelandBibliographyIndex

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• Authors: &apos, O&apos, Michael O'Sullivan, Michael O''sullivan, Michael Sullivan
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2014
• EAN: 9780719088735
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8873-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Humanities; Ireland; University; Education; Identity