Gender, Embodiment, And The History Of The Scholarly Persona
by Kirsti Niskanen(Author)
Formats
Hardback/English
USD 161.60
Description
This book investigates the historical construction of scholarly personae by integrating a spectrum of recent perspectives from the history and cultural studies of knowledge and institutions. Focusing on gender and embodiment, the contributors analyse the situated performance of scholarly identity and its social and intellectual contexts and consequences. Disciplinary cultures, scholarly practices, personal habits, and a range of social, economic, and political circumstances shape the people and
