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Erudycja – niepotrzebna, niezbędna
Erudition: Needless, Necessary

Author(s): Andrzej Nowak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: erudition; autoethnography; university; knowledge; functionality; neoliberalism

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the notion of erudition as a necessary resource for the functioning ofthe academic field and practices in the humanities. Erudition is understood as knowledgebeyond the immediate functional and useful knowledge of a situation. The article isbased on knowledge gained through autoethnography. The author posits that neoliberalreforms of science exhaust erudition as a resource, thereby undermining the academicfield’s reproduction and university functioning.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 75-94
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish