Re-Thinking Academic Politics in (Re)Unified Germany and the United States: Comparative Academic Politics & the Case of East German Historians

ISBN-13: 9780815322849 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 300 str.

John A. Weaver

Opis

This text uses case studies to engage historical and contemporary issues in academic politics, arguing for the importance of this often-dismissed facet of academic work. The author's treatment includes discussions of issues as the Enola Gay exhibit, the science debates in the USA, and the politics of academic evaluations and hiring practices. The book should interest students and scholars of international and comparative education, higher education policy and practice, cultural studies, and science studies.

Spis treści

1. Towards a Comparative Approach to Academic Politics; 2. German Historians/Politics Prior to 1989; 3. In Search of the Third Way: The East German Historical Community and the Politics of Self-Reform; 4. The Politics of Evaluation, Hiring  Practices and Institution Building; 5. The Politics of Memory: The Past and Future in Light of Reunification; 6. Towards a Multicultural Approach to Knowledge

O autorze

John A. Weaver has authored or edited five books including Popular Culture and Critical Pedagogy and Postmodern Science Education and has written for numerous journals including Comparative Education, Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, and Race, Gender, and Class. His research interests include Science Fiction, Science Education, Academic Politics, Popular Culture, the Holocaust, Information Technology, and Rap Music. He is currently a professor at the University of Akron