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Jesper Skytte Sodemann

Graduate Student 3rd Prize Winner: Jesper Skytte Sodemann — “Verbalized Humanities: Should I Stay or Should I Go?”

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Spotlight on Jesper Skytte Sodemann’s essay proposing “a new structure of educating and exercising humanities, dividing the humanities according to theoria, praxis and poiesis”!

3rd Prize Winner of “Shout Out for the Humanities” Contest: Jesper Skytte Sodemann
M. A. student in Comparative Literature, University of Southern Denmark, Odense. Contest Submission — “Verbalized Humanities: Should I stay or Should I Go?” (essay) (Go to full post)

The Year of the Humanities at University of Pittsburgh highlights humanistic thinking across the university and beyond

The University of Pittsburgh is in the midst of celebrating the Year of the Humanities in the University—an initiative designed to highlight the important role that humanistic thinking plays in research and education across the University and beyond. The Year, which was created and supported by Provost Patricia Beeson, has been guided by a committee of faculty members from across the University and supported by matching funds from the Office of the Provost. The amount of funds Provost Beeson has allocated to support the Year—beginning at $100,000 and growing to more than $300,000—has demonstrated a substantial level of institutional enthusiasm and support for the humanities at Pitt.

Honorable Mention: Whitney Laycock — “Chile the Country, Not the Food”

Honorable Mention in “Shout Out for the Humanities” Contest: Whitney Laycock M. A. student in English, Weber State University (Ogden, Utah, United States) ▪ Contest Submission: “Chile the Country, Not the Food” (full text of essay) ▪ Biography Statement ▪ Web site: Whitney W. Laycock ▪ Twitter name: @wwlaycock Excerpts: Submission g16 for 4Humanities “Shout […]