Civic Engagement in the Wake of Katrina

Klappentext A collection of essays that documents the ways in which educational institutions and the arts community responded to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. It also addresses the larger issues raised by committed public scholarship. Zusammenfassung Throughout the volume, this diverse collection of essays paints a remarkably consistent and persuasive account of arts-based initiatives' ability to foster social and civic renewal.Amy Koritz is Director of the Center for Civic Engagement and Professor of English at Drew University.

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• Authors: Amy Koritz, Amy Sanchez Koritz, Amy/ Sanchez Koritz, George J. Sanchez
• Assisted by: Amy Koritz (Editor), George J. Sanchez (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.2009
• EAN: 9780472033522
• ISBN: 978-0-472-03352-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: New Public Scholarship; New Public Scholarship Series; New Public Scholarship Series; The New Public Scholarship
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries