An Amateur’s Raid in a World of Specialists?: The Swedish Essay in Contemporary Public Debate
The point of departure of this paper is a lecture by Edward Said, in which he claimed it necessary for today’s intellectuals to respond to modern specialization by assuming an attitude of amateurism in public life. It can be argued that there is a historical connection between the public role of th...
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Language: | English |
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Linköping University Electronic Press
2010-11-01
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Series: | Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research |
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Online Access: | https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/1939 |