London School of Economics Forum for European Philosophy Public Debate: “Valuing the Humanities” Date: Friday 17 December 2010 Time: 2.30-5pm Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House (London School of Economics) Chair: Mark Lawson Speakers: James Ladyman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol and co-editor of the British Journal of the Philosophy of […]
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WordPress Blog Platform and Content Management System
WordPress is one of the most widespread software solutions today for individuals and organizations to publish on the Web, especially if interaction with the public or multiple-contributor participation is desired. It is well-suited to advocacy sites because it is adapted to the Web 2.0 era of collaborative authoring and user involvement; it is also […]
Stanley Fish: “The Value of Higher Education Made Literal”
In The New York Times Opinionator Blog for December 13, 2010, Stanley Fish, the well-known professor of humanities and law and public commentator, criticizes the cuts to higher education in the U.K. They are being sold on the idea of giving more “choice” to students, he says, but—not trusting student choice—they insure that the forced […]
“What can undergraduates do with digital media at a liberal arts college?”
Students at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges met in November 2010 for a two-day symposium titled “Re:Humanities”, billed as “of, by, and for undergraduates, featuring innovative digital research.” As Evan McGonagill (Bryn Mawr, 2010) said in introductory remarks, the conference was an attempt to show how the digital humanities could be deliberately applied to undergraduate […]
Humanities in Action Lab
Christine Henseler, a professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies at Union College in Schenectady, NY, who also has a background in advertising and book marketing, has started a project called The Humanities in Action Lab: The Lab focuses on reaching beyond and across disciplines to uncover and raise consciousness of how the Humanities are influencing, […]
Arts Against Cuts
Arts Against Cuts is an initiative in the U.K. to battle the budget cuts threatening the arts This blog is an umbrella space for students, artists and cultural workers to display and align their ideas and actions against the cuts. We are fighting back against the most significant governmental attack on the public sector in […]
Cornell University President’s Speech on Value of Humanities and Arts
Several days ago, 4Humanities reported on the “State of the University” speech that David Skorton, President of Cornell University, gave on October 29, 2010, in which he made a bold, strong call for supporting the humanities and arts. In addition to making the full text of the address available on the site of the Cornell […]