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Tables of Contents for The Humanities and the Civic Imagination
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
Introduction: Giving Wings to Ideas
1
56
Part One State Councils. NEH. and the Political Arena
55
104
Humanities Programs, Accountability and State Government (1978)
55
7
Three New Threats to the State Humanities Program (1981)
62
6
The Humanities and Public Life (1982)
68
16
Cultural Pluralism: National Interest and Local Needs (1983)
84
10
Congressional Testimony (1984)
94
8
Congressional Testimony (1988)
102
8
National Public Radio Commentary (1988)
110
4
The Civic Function of the Humanities (1989)
114
22
Engaging the Public: New Roles for Scholars (1995)
136
10
Humanities Councils and the Current Crisis of Democracy (1995)
146
13
Part Two Education
159
112
Improving Our Public Schools: The Role of the University (1983)
159
9
Texas: The End of Laissez Faire Education (1984)
168
12
Education for Tomorrow: What do Citizens Need to Know? (1985)
180
6
Liberal Arts Education and the Challenges of the 21st Century (1989)
186
15
Core Curriculum: Making the Connections (1990)
201
15
Texas in a Changing World (1991)
216
5
The University and Society (1991)
221
13
On the Future of Public Education (1993)
234
9
Universities and Communities: Keys to Engagement (1995)
243
14
What Campus Walls? The Democratization of the Humanities (1995)
257
14
Part Three The Humanities and Society
271
Biography: The Self and the Sacred Canopy (1983)
271
19
Ethnic History in Texas: The Road to Cultural Pluralism (1983)
290
9
Windows to Understanding (1985)
299
9
Texas Myths: Prospects for a Shared Culture (1986)
308
9
Scholarship and Citizenship in the Humanistic Tradition (1987)
317
18
A Commencement Address (1989)
335
9
Making Connections: The Humanities, Culture, and Community (with James Quay) (1989)
344
23
Building Community in America (1990)
367
12
The Humanities and the Civic Imagination (1997)
379