Prof. Dr. Crister Garrett, Leipzig
Locating Cultures of Scholarship between the Local and the Global: The
Challenges of Creating International Standards for Research and Teaching
Very few scholars are against greater international scholarly cooperation; very few scholars would say they have a precise roadmap to show the way there, especially in the humanities. If the devil is in the details (and we know the devil is a social construct), then how do we negotiate greater openness and diversity in the humanities and yet simultaneously construct or maintain recognized standards of quality and reliability that allow for productive increases in international collaboration? Two interesting case studies that provide encouragement regarding this endeavor, and a cautionary note, are the fields of American and International Studies. This fifteen minute presentation will address the four guiding questions of this workshop, and engage them by exploring developments in these fields and how they might show some „best practices“ for other fields in the humanities, and simultaneously underscore some of the very real challenges in the internationalization of the humanities.
Crister Garrett earned his PhD in history and political science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has taught at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is currently tenured professor for American and International Studies at the University of Leipzig. Professor Garrett was a DAAD Guest Professor from 2005-2007 in Leipzig and helped the University with its internationalization process and creating the new BA and MA programs in American Studies. His research interests include cultures of globalization, transatlantic politics, international relations with a focus on environmental governance, American international politics, and German-American relations. Some recent publications include, "Ein Brückenschlag zwischen 'altem' und 'neuem' Europa" in, Aus Politik und Zeitgeschickte No. 14 2006 (3 April 2006); "Amerikas Präsidentschaftwahl 2004 und der Wandel der transatlantischen Beziehungen" in, Torsten Oppelland ed., Die USA im Wahljahr 2004 (2005); "Internationalization, Citizenship, and the Restructuring of American Identity," in, Hartmut Keil ed., Transatlantic Cultural Contexts (2005); and, "The Many Minds on American Multilateralism, and the Management of Transatlantic Relations", American Institute for Contemporary German Relations Working Papers (AICGS, Washington D.C.), 2004.
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Very few scholars are against greater international scholarly cooperation; very few scholars would say they have a precise roadmap to show the way there, especially in the humanities. If the devil is in the details (and we know the devil is a social construct), then how do we negotiate greater openness and diversity in the humanities and yet simultaneously construct or maintain recognized standards of quality and reliability that allow for productive increases in international collaboration? Two interesting case studies that provide encouragement regarding this endeavor, and a cautionary note, are the fields of American and International Studies. This fifteen minute presentation will address the four guiding questions of this workshop, and engage them by exploring developments in these fields and how they might show some „best practices“ for other fields in the humanities, and simultaneously underscore some of the very real challenges in the internationalization of the humanities.
Crister Garrett earned his PhD in history and political science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has taught at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is currently tenured professor for American and International Studies at the University of Leipzig. Professor Garrett was a DAAD Guest Professor from 2005-2007 in Leipzig and helped the University with its internationalization process and creating the new BA and MA programs in American Studies. His research interests include cultures of globalization, transatlantic politics, international relations with a focus on environmental governance, American international politics, and German-American relations. Some recent publications include, "Ein Brückenschlag zwischen 'altem' und 'neuem' Europa" in, Aus Politik und Zeitgeschickte No. 14 2006 (3 April 2006); "Amerikas Präsidentschaftwahl 2004 und der Wandel der transatlantischen Beziehungen" in, Torsten Oppelland ed., Die USA im Wahljahr 2004 (2005); "Internationalization, Citizenship, and the Restructuring of American Identity," in, Hartmut Keil ed., Transatlantic Cultural Contexts (2005); and, "The Many Minds on American Multilateralism, and the Management of Transatlantic Relations", American Institute for Contemporary German Relations Working Papers (AICGS, Washington D.C.), 2004.
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