Review Article| October 01 2015 The Trouble with an Airtight Case: The Rhetoric of Method or the Rhetoric of Urgency The Value of the Humanities. By Small, Helen. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Kurt Spellmeyer Kurt Spellmeyer Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Pedagogy (2015) 15 (3): 569–576. https://doi.org/10.1215/15314200-2917201 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Kurt Spellmeyer; The Trouble with an Airtight Case: The Rhetoric of Method or the Rhetoric of Urgency. Pedagogy 1 October 2015; 15 (3): 569–576. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/15314200-2917201 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsPedagogy Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2015 by Duke University Press2015 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

In a university increasingly shaped by commercial interests promoting “skills” at the expense of knowledge, composition has the opportunity to cooperate with the new order. But the field might choose to play an opposing role, revitalizing the humanities by placing politics where it belongs—at the very center of learning.

In the current economic climate, many corporate and political leaders seek to reform public education through entrepreneurial efforts that reflect a managerial approach. Similarly, several academic scholars are busily marketing their research. To counter these trends and improve our own standing, those of us in the humanities must explicitly rededicate ourselves to promoting collective flourishing.

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