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Dr. Joseph Kett

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Date Issued:
1988
Abstract/Description:
Professor Joseph Kett, Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Virginia, discusses his work on The Cultural Literacy Dictionary, which he co-authored with fellow professors James Trefil and E.D. Hirsch, Jr. The Dictionary aims to help the average American understand terminology that those in the field that are “culturally literate” assume are common knowledge.
Title: Dr. Joseph Kett.
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Name(s): Dr. Joseph Kett, Interviewee
Carol Spalding Miner, Interviewer
FSCJ, college
Type of Resource: moving image
Genre: Interview
Issuance: single unit
Date Created: 1988
Date Issued: 1988
Publisher: Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Place of Publication: Jacksonville, FL
Physical Form: moving image
Extent: 29 minutes
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Professor Joseph Kett, Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Virginia, discusses his work on The Cultural Literacy Dictionary, which he co-authored with fellow professors James Trefil and E.D. Hirsch, Jr. The Dictionary aims to help the average American understand terminology that those in the field that are “culturally literate” assume are common knowledge.
Identifier: JosephFKett (IID)
Note(s): Professor Joseph Kett, Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Virginia, discusses his work on The Cultural Literacy Dictionary, which he co-authored with fellow professors James Trefil and E.D. Hirsch, Jr. The Dictionary aims to help the average American understand terminology that those in the field that are “culturally literate” assume are common knowledge.
Subject(s): Cultural Litreracy
Sociology
Cultural literacy
Political science
Dictionaries
Terminology
Links: http://guides.fscj.edu/worthquoting/DrJosephKett
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fscj/fd/JosephFKett
Use and Reproduction: free to use
Host Institution: FSCJ

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