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008			961115s1997 ctu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a0300069200 (alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)36017016
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050	0	0	_aAZ183.U5 _bE45 1997
100	1		_aEllis, John M. _q(John Martin), _d1936- _92639
245	1	0	_aLiterature lost : _bsocial agendas and the corruption of the humanities / _cJohn M. Ellis.
260			_aNew Haven [Conn.] : _bYale University Press, _cc1997.
300			_avii, 262 p. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-256) and index.
505	0	0	_g1. _tThe Origins of Political Correctness -- _g2. _tThe Diversity of Literature -- _g3. _tGender, Politics, and Criticism -- _g4. _tThe Academic Politics of Race -- _g5. _tClass and Perfect Egalitarianism -- _g6. _tActivism and Knowledge -- _g7. _tPower, Objectivity, and PC Logic -- _g8. _tIs Theory to Blame? -- _g9. _tHow Did It All Happen - and What Comes Next?
520			_aIn the span of less than a generation, university humanities departments have experienced an almost unbelievable reversal of attitudes, now attacking and undermining what had previously been considered best and most worthy in the Western tradition. John M. Ellis here scrutinizes the new regime in humanistic studies. He offers a careful, intelligent analysis that exposes the weaknesses of notions that are fashionable in humanities today.
520	8		_aIn a clear voice, with forceful logic, he speaks out against the orthodoxy that has installed race, gender, and class perspectives at the center of college humanities curricula.
650		0	_aHumanities _xStudy and teaching (Higher) _zUnited States _xEvaluation. _92640
650		0	_aHumanities _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States. _92641
650		0	_aPolitical correctness _zUnited States. _92642
650		0	_aHumanities _zUnited States _xHistory. _92643
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