Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University
    Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University
    Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University
    Ebook640 pages16 hours

    Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University

    By William Clark

    4.5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Tracing the transformation of early modern academics into modern researchers from the Renaissance to Romanticism, Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to reconsider the conditions of knowledge production in the modern world.

    William Clark argues that the research university—which originated in German Protestant lands and spread globally in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a new kind of academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. With an astonishing wealth of research, Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University investigates the origins and evolving fixtures of academic life: the lecture catalogue, the library catalog, the grading system, the conduct of oral and written exams, the roles of conversation and the writing of research papers in seminars, the writing and oral defense of the doctoral dissertation, the ethos of "lecturing with applause" and "publish or perish," and the role of reviews and rumor. This is a grand, ambitious book that should be required reading for every academic.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
    Release dateNov 15, 2008
    ISBN9780226109237
    Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University
    Author

    William Clark

    William Clark shares unique and intriguing insights in his stories. Whether they are nonfiction or fiction, his stories are unforgettable and brimming with inspiration and humor. Clark’s honest portrayal of his characters entertain and allure the reader. Clark writes from the heart and will touch your heart. “A Walk on the Sunny Side” brings joy to the young and the young at heart. The twenty-three stories lead the reader to wanting more. The entertaining book contains stories of inspiration, humor and adventure. The two mega, adventure stories about America’s frontier will delight the reader from beginning to end. “Silver Lining in the Black Hills” is dedicated to the Lakota Tribe, and “Apples, Pears and the 1790’s Frontier” is dedicated to the Delaware Tribe. Clark honors these great Native Americans. “Feather Gump” is one of funniest stories in print. You will love this country celebrity. Clark writes about a true brush with death in “Out of Control”. As a teen, Clark teased his dad about believing in UFOs. Clark writes about witnessing one and receiving an official documentation. Have you ever wondered what church could be like? Clark writes a true experience about a special church service: “Down in Missouri”. Clark also writes about a true angelic experience, “On a Quiet Sunday Evening”. He shares a scene from his teens that he sees mentally again and again in “Hoosier Autumn”.

    Read more from William Clark

    Related to Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University

    Related ebooks

    Teaching Methods & Materials For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      First Letters

      May 12, 2022

      At the heart of one of the world’s great store-houses of knowledge, the rooms built by Pope Sixtus V in the Vatican Library, are a series of pillars which literally prop up the library. Dating from the 1590s, the pillars are decorated with frescoes t

      1 min read

    • Article

      A Hole In The Carpet

      Dec 2, 2018

      A Hole In The Carpet
      3 min read

    • Article

      Howard University's Decision To Cut Classics Department Prompts An Outcry

      May 10, 2021

      Howard is the nation's only historically Black university with a classics department, but it is now moving to dissolve the program after a three-year review of the school's curriculum.

      3 min read

    • Article

      Read In Order To Live

      Aug 31, 2022

      IT will develop your critical thinking, expand your knowledge of the world, open your mind to new ideas, bring the past alive, introduce you to other cultures and beliefs, improve your writing, make you wiser, help you to understand others and yourse

      2 min read

    • Article

      Weaving The Strands

      Jan 30, 2022

      A letter to the Listener last July signed by seven professors from the University of Auckland raising questions about the relationship between mātauranga Māori and science in the school curriculum provoked a firestorm. The letter referred to a techni

      3 min read

    • Article

      Art And Architecture Of The Middle Ages: Exploring A Connected World

      Nov 11, 2023

      By Jill Caskey, Adam S. Cohen, Linda Safran ISBN: 978-1501702822 Cornell University Press, 2022 $69.95 (paperback) www.cornellpress.cornell.edu For a long time, the field of Medieval Studies began and ended in Europe. In the past few years, medieval

      3 min read

    • Article

      A Classic Case Of Missing The Point

      Mar 30, 2023

      THE LONDON CLASSICISTS OF COLOUR (LCOC)is an activist group for Classics students at the University of London who want to “decolonise” their curriculum. In January this year it released an open letter to the University’s colleges, urging them to “imp

      4 min read

    • Article

      Lost Knowledge Of The Ancients

      Feb 25, 2021

      Lost Knowledge Of The Ancients
      8 min read

    • Article

      Reading Ancient Texts

      Oct 19, 2021

      It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the nameless medieval scribes who copied ancient texts and made sure they survived. However, these unsung heroes were only human. They made mistakes and copied only texts they believed to be useful.

      4 min read

    • Article

      Books

      Nov 21, 2021

      by Bryan Walpert Mākaro Press — $35 It needs to be made clear that this is a science fiction novel, specifically of the time travel variety. It takes place in three alternating narrative streams, one of which is told in reverse, so that the couple wh

      7 min read

    • Article

      The New science Of History

      Mar 1, 2024

      The New science Of History
      16 min read

    • Article

      Bring Back Plain English

      Feb 23, 2023

      RECENTLY THE Secret Author spent a relaxing night or two not browsing impressionably through John Guillory’s Professing Criticism (Chicago University Press). Professor Guillory teaches at NYU and has written a stratospherically high-end book about th

      3 min read

    • Article

      Bring Back Plain English

      Feb 23, 2023

      RECENTLY THE Secret Author spent a relaxing night or two not browsing impressionably through John Guillory’s Professing Criticism (Chicago University Press). Professor Guillory teaches at NYU and has written a stratospherically high-end book about th

      3 min read

    • Article

      A Companion to Curation

      Nov 4, 2020

      If there was ever a book that should be top of the bibliographic list for students studying art institutions and curatorial practice(s) of the past, present and future, this is it – A Companion to Curation edited by well-known Australian artist acade

      6 min read

    • Article

      Who’s Afraid of Theory?

      Oct 29, 2020

      The conclusion among many folks is that Theory is a kind of philosophical Mad Libs disappearing up its own ass, accountable to nobody but itself and the departments that coddle it. The post Who’s Afraid of Theory? appeared first on The Millions.

      14 min read

    • Article

      ‘The Light Ages’ Argues For A Rebranding Of The Medieval Period

      Dec 18, 2020

      The Dark Ages were not solely about battles and plagues, says historian Seb Falk. Instead, they included a flourishing of scientific inquiry.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Welcome

      Aug 7, 2019

      Who are you? What is this magazine about? Why would I want to spend some of my valuable time and money reading it? We are people like you, passionate about life, the arts and ideas that make a difference; we like the playful and thoughtful interactio

      4 min read

    • Article

      Deconstructing The Decolonisers

      Jul 27, 2023

      TO DECOLONISE THE CURRICULUM or not to decolonise the curriculum, that is the question. In his latest book, Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West, Doug Stokes turns his analytical eye for international affairs inward

      4 min read

    • Article

      We Need to Talk About the Canon: Demographics in ‘The Norton Anthology’

      Apr 29, 2019

      Like a selfie, The Norton Anthology is not only a reflection of ourselves and our literary output, but a memento of who we are at this particular moment in time. The post We Need to Talk About the Canon: Demographics in ‘The Norton Anthology’ appeare

      3 min read

    • Article

      Ode To The Library Museum

      Jul 24, 2018

      Ode To The Library Museum
      6 min read

    • Article

      A Tantalizing Promise

      Aug 4, 2023

      A Tantalizing Promise
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University

    4.5/5

    5 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University - William Clark

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1