Humanities, Culture, and Interdisciplinarity: The Changing American Academy

HUMANITIES, CULTURE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY

HUMANITIES, CULTURE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY HUMANITIES, CULTURE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY The Changing American Academy JULIE THOMPSON KLEIN STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2005 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic , electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2365 Production by Kelli Williams Marketing by Susan Petrie Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Klein, Julie Thompson. Humanities, culture, and interdisciplinarity : the changing American academy / Julie Thompson Klein. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-7914-6577-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) — isbn 0-7914-6578-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Humanities—Study and teaching (Higher)—United States. 2. Humanities—Philosophy. 3. Culture— Study and teaching—United States. 4. Education, Humanistic—United States. 5. Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge. 6. Learning and scholarship—United States. 7. Learned institutions and societies—United States. I. Title. az183.u5k57 2005 001.3'071'173–dc22 2005001021 For George Klein who embodies the vitality of humanities in public life through his commitment to music and American culture ...