Beschreibung:
To what extent do we and can we understand others-other peoples, species, times, and places? What is the role of others within ourselves, epitomized in the notion of unconscious forces? Can we come to terms with our internalized others in ways that foster mutual understanding and counteract the tendency to scapegoat, project, victimize, and indulge in prejudicial and narcissistic impulses? How do various fields or disciplines address or avoid such questions? And have these questions become particularly pressing and not in the least confined to other peoples, times, and places?
Introduction1. History, Deconstruction, and Working through the Past2. Humans, Other Animals, and the Humanities3. Trauma, History, Memory, Identity: What Remains?4. Frank Hamilton Cushing and His "Adventures" at Zuni5. What is History? What is Literature?6. What Use Are the Humanities?Index