Cultural Capital in the Academic Market: The Place of Literature in Performance Studies.

HopKins, Mary Frances

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ERIC Number: EJ532159

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Publication Date: 1996

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Cultural Capital in the Academic Market: The Place of Literature in Performance Studies.

HopKins, Mary Frances

Communication Education, v45 n2 p89-95 Apr 1996

Offers the author's narrative of the recent history of performance studies, focusing on the current place of literature, its instability as a recognizable genre of discourse, and its uncertain value in the academic market. Discusses the problem of literature's loss of "academic capital." (SR)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Oral Interpretation, Politics of Education

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Historical Materials; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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