Academic charisma and the origins of the research university / William Clark.

  • Clark, William, 1953-
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[2006], ©2006
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2006], ©2006.

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662 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Prologue. Charisma and rationalization -- pt. 1. Tradition, rationalization, charisma. On the dominion of the author and the legible. The lecture catalog ; The lecture and the disputation ; The examination ; The research seminar ; The doctor of philosophy ; The appointment of a professor ; The library catalogue -- pt. 2. Narrative, conversation, reputation. On the ineluctability of the voice and the oral. Academic babble and ministerial machinations ; Ministerial hearing and academic commodification ; Academic voices and the ghost in the machine -- Epilogue. The research university and beyond.

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  • 0226109216
  • 0226109224
  • 9780226109220
  • 9780226109213