Reversing the Cult of Speed in Higher Education

The Slow Movement in the Arts and Humanities

Jonathan Chambers editor Stephannie Gearhart editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:30th Jun '20

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A collection of essays written by arts and humanities scholars across disciplines, this book argues that higher education has been compromised by its uncritical acceptance of our culture’s standards of productivity, busyness, and speed. Inspired by the Slow Movement, contributors explain how and why university culture has come to value productivity over contemplation and rapidity over slowness. Chapter authors argue that the arts and humanities offer a cogent critique of fast culture in higher education, and reframe the discussion of the value of their fields by emphasizing the dialectic between speed and slowness.

ISBN: 9780367583941

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 420g

262 pages