With Donna dancing and Katherine making music, the following duet presents a bi-disciplinary reflection on the complexity of the performing arts in higher education and their connection to the Humanities as a way of thinking, studying, and experiencing the world. But first we take a peek backstage. STAGE PREP As if art were ice cream, […]
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NY6Think Tank Leaders to Meet on Friday, Oct. 17th, 2014
The NY6Think Tank Leaders—Katherine Walker (Hobart and William Smith), Michael Arnush and Janet Sorensen (Skidmore), Georgia Frank (Colgate), Mary Jane Smith (St. Lawrence), Brent Plate and Barbara Gold (Hamilton) and Christine Henseler (Union)–will be gathering for a 3-hour meeting on Friday, October 17th, at the beautiful, Union College owned Adirondack Center. Their goal is to […]
Katherine Walker / NY6Think Tank, On Being a “Growing-Up,” or Why We Need the Humanities
« A Humanities, Plain & Simple Post » In the beginning, we are all very small. But we grow—-perpetually, imperceptibly—-and as we grow, our world grows with us. Little by little it grows to include grandma, dirt, chocolate, playgrounds, friends, two-wheelers, books and movies, and on and on until we reach adulthood. Should it stop […]
Reshaping Public Conversations on the Arts & Humanities ~ NY6 Summer Think Tank
On July 18th and the morning of the 19th, 2014, 4Humanities@NY6 is hosting a Summer Fun Think Tank titled “Reshaping Public Conversations on the Arts & Humanities” in Ithaca, NY. The goal of the event is to reshape—rethink and rewrite—public conversations on the state of the arts and humanities in a relaxing and participatory […]
Steven Yao, “Meaning, Value, Ethics: Asking Questions about the Humanities”
« A Humanities, Plain & Simple Post » What “value” do the Humanities offer that is important, useful, or even distinctive? What skills or abilities are developed through humanistic thought in particular? And if there are skills or abilities distinctive to humanistic training, do we need those skills or abilities? Or, to put things a […]
Extract from “Chancellor Martin’s Remarks at Humanities Grant Announcement” from Dec. 20, 2010 (Reprinted with Permission)
« A Humanities, Plain & Simple Post » Some understand the importance of education in the humanities, but do not see the significance of research. Let me put its importance in simple terms. Think of it this way — what if you, as an individual, had no memory? No record of your own history. What […]