Learning in the Plural: Essays on the Humanities and Public Life

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L E A R N I N G I N T H E P L U R A L Transformations in Higher Education: The Scholarship of Engagement board of editors Editor Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Michigan State University Associate Editors Burton Bargerstock, Michigan State University Laurie Van Egeren, Michigan State University Consulting Editors Victor A. Bloomfield, University of Minnesota Susan J. Bracken, North Carolina State University Terry L. Cooper, University of Southern California Jan Cohen-Cruz, Syracuse University Pennie Foster Fishman, Michigan State University Dennis Foth, University of Alberta Ira Harkavy, University of Pennsylvania Peniel E. Joseph, Brandeis University Victor Lechtenberg, Purdue University Oisin MacNamara, Northumbria University Phil Nyden, Loyola University Chicago Heather Carmichael Olson, University of Washington Mark W. Roosa, Arizona State University Rachel Schiffman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Francisco Villarruel, Michigan State University James J. Zuiches, North Carolina State University L E A R N I N G I N T H E P L U R A L E s s a y s o n t h e H u m a n i t i e s a n d P u b l i c L i f e David D. Cooper Foreword by Julie Ellison Afterword by Scott J. Peters and Timothy K. Eatman Michigan State University Press East Lansing Copyright Main Text © 2014 by David D. Cooper Copyright Foreword and Afterword © 2014 by Michigan State University ♾ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5245 Printed and bound in the United States of America. 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Cooper, David D. Learning in the plural : essays on the humanities and public life / David D. Cooper; foreword by Julie Ellison; afterword by Scott J. Peters and Timothy K. Eatman. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-61186-112-9 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-1-60917-402-6 (ebook) 1. Humanities—Philosophy. 2. City and town life. I. Title. AZ103.C59 2014 001.301—dc23 2013020463 Book design by Scribe Inc. (www.scribenet.com) Cover design by Shaun Allshouse, www.shaunallshouse.com Cover image ©David D. Cooper and is used with permission G Michigan State University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative and is committed to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more information about the Green Press Initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www.greenpressinitiative.org. Visit Michigan State University Press at www.msupress.org transformations in higher education: scholarship of engagement The Transformations in Higher Education: Scholarship of Engagement book series is designed to provide a forum where scholars can address the diverse issues provoked by community-campus partnerships that are directed toward creating innovative solutions to societal problems. Numerous social critics and key national commissions have drawn attention to the pervasive and burgeoning problems of individuals, families, communities , economies, health services, and education in American society. Such issues as child and youth development, economic competitiveness, environmental quality, and health and health care require creative research and the design, deployment, and evaluation of innovative public policies and intervention programs. Similar problems and initiatives have been articulated in many other countries, apart from the devastating consequences of poverty that burdens economic and social change. As a consequence, there has been increasing societal pressure on universities to partner with communities to design and deliver knowledge applications that address these issues, and to co-create novel approaches to effect system changes that can lead to sustainable and evidence-based solutions. Knowledge generation and knowledge application are critical parts of the engagement process, but so too are knowledge dissemination and preservation. The Transformations in Higher Education: Scholarship of Engagement series was designed to meet one aspect of the dissemination/preservation dyad. This series is sponsored by the National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement (NCSUE) and is published in partnership with the Michigan State University Press. An external board of editors supports the NCSUE editorial staff in order to insure that all volumes in the series are peer reviewed throughout the publication process. Manuscripts embracing campus-community partnerships are invited from authors regardless of discipline , geographic place, or...