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ERIC Number: EJ479145
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
Knowledge, Power, and the Struggle for Representation.
Jay, Gregory S.
College English, v56 n1 p9-29 Jan 1994
Discusses the "crisis in representation" experienced in the humanities since the 1960s. Considers the relationship of academic knowledge to political power in terms of an ongoing struggle for representation. Recognizes higher education as a leading agent in redistributing access to representation in the public sphere. (HB)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Philosophy, English Instruction, Epistemology, Higher Education, Ideology, Literary Criticism, Politics of Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literary Theory