“Humanities 2000” : Legitimizing Discourses of the Humanities in Public Debate and Research Policy at the Turn of the Century
(2022) In Studies in the History of Knowledge p.253-274- Abstract
- This chapter analyzes the legitimizing discourse of the humanities in two
different public debates in Sweden at the end of the twentieth century and
at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The first debate concerned
the marginalized role of the humanities and their relation to the broader
public, while the second was strongly influenced by current research
policies, which had a strong focus on scientific excellence, innovation, and
economic growth. While reactive strategies dominated in the 1980s legiti-
mizing discourse, I will argue that more generative strategies developed
during the early 2000s, particularly through an attempt to redefine the
concept of “usefulness” beyond the... (More) - This chapter analyzes the legitimizing discourse of the humanities in two
different public debates in Sweden at the end of the twentieth century and
at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The first debate concerned
the marginalized role of the humanities and their relation to the broader
public, while the second was strongly influenced by current research
policies, which had a strong focus on scientific excellence, innovation, and
economic growth. While reactive strategies dominated in the 1980s legiti-
mizing discourse, I will argue that more generative strategies developed
during the early 2000s, particularly through an attempt to redefine the
concept of “usefulness” beyond the instrumental connotations commonly
associated with the concept. (Less)
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- Tunlid, Anna LU
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- 2022
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- The Humanities and the Modern Politics of Knowledge : The Impact and Organization of the Humanities in Sweden, 1850–2020 - The Impact and Organization of the Humanities in Sweden, 1850–2020
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- Studies in the History of Knowledge
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- Ekström, Anders and Östh Gustafsson, Hampus
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- 22 pages
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- Amsterdam University Press
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- 978-90-485-5502-4
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- 10.2307/j.ctv2svjznh.13
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- English
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author = {{Tunlid, Anna}},
booktitle = {{The Humanities and the Modern Politics of Knowledge : The Impact and Organization of the Humanities in Sweden, 1850–2020}},
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publisher = {{Amsterdam University Press}},
series = {{Studies in the History of Knowledge}},
title = {{“Humanities 2000” : Legitimizing Discourses of the Humanities in Public Debate and Research Policy at the Turn of the Century}},
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year = {{2022}},
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