摘要：Writing about trends is a dangerous task: much like forecasting it seems highly likely that whatever one identifies as key trends will have disappeared like mist on a sum - mer morning within a few years. Only in retrospect will the principal current trends be visible. Nevertheless there is probably value in trying to categorise, synthesise and characterise one’s field of endeavour if only to encourage some critical reflection on our mission as scholars.
其他摘要：Writing about trends is a dangerous task: much like forecasting it seems highly likely that whatever one identifies as key trends will have disappeared like mist on a sum - mer morning within a few years. Only in retrospect will the principal current trends be visible. Nevertheless there is probably value in trying to categorise, synthesise and characterise one’s field of endeavour if only to encourage some critical reflection on our mission as scholars.
