The Politics of Knowledge Work in the Post-Industrial Culture: Understanding the Dissemination of Knowledge of the Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts

René Stettler

Published by Ambra Verlag 2014

The Politics of Knowledge Work in the Post-Industrial Culture

Understanding the Dissemination of Knowledge of the Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts

René Stettler

https://doi.org/10.1515/ambra.9783990435472

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About this book

the book conducts in-depth inquiries into the practices, nature and theory of postindustrial cultural work and the humanities – and arts – based civic dialogues which cultural work promotes. Given the broad neglect of utopian thinking in the mainstream of critical social science, and in an attempt to sketch out a vision of an alternative future, the aim of the book is to outline an epistemology for cultural work as well as to reflect upon the prospects for educational cultural work practices and their function as a catalyst for civic dialogue and cultural change. A major focus of the book is on the epistemological, ecological, ethical and political dimensions of cultural work. This includes the prospects for a new form of communal workspace for knowledge and cultural learning. Cultural work and knowledge are the central topics of this book and intersect with many of the concerns on how to involve the general public in scientific, technological and economic developments to address urgent changes often deemed to be of a highly scientific nature – including climate change, sustainability, environment and development.

Cultural work and knowledge are central topics of this book
In-depth inquiries into the practices, nature and theory of postindustrial cultural work and the humanities
Epistemological, ecological, ethical and political dimensions of cultural work

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René Stettler, PhD, lectures at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Art and Design, Switzerland

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VIII
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	X
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XII
Note on Terminology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XV
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I – Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II – Cultural Spaces of Knowledge and “Cultural Knowledge Work” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
III – Rethinking Post-Industrial Cultural Work and Cultural Spaces of Knowledge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
IV – Epistemology of Post-Industrial Cultural Work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
V – Conclusions and Outlook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
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About the Author Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168

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Language: English
Publisher: Ambra Verlag
Pages
- Main content: 196
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 14
- Coloured Illustrations: 49

eBook

Published: February 24, 2014
ISBN: 9783990435472

Hardcover

Published: February 18, 2014
ISBN: 9783990435465