By Thomas Scheff Abstract: Most disciplines and sub-disciplines consider their particular specialization to be valuable in itself and superior to other disciplines. But compared with the huge leaps in the physical sciences, social/behavioral disciplines and humanities have made little progress. Since many of the physical science advances were the result of the merging of disciplines, […]
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Greece’s Economic Crisis, the Art Scene and the Market These Days
The economic crisis that has haunted Greece has often been echoed in the media, but the increasing social unrest seems to have been a boon to creativity. In the field of visual arts, many art professionals say Greek art has woken up from a deep sleep. By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent
Infographics Friday: Students in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences in the UK
This is the first installment of our new series, Infographics Friday, in which we will be publishing a different infographic showing the value of the humanities each Friday. This week’s infographic is taken from a 2010 report by the British Academy entitled, “Past, Present and Future: The Public Value of the Humanities and Social Sciences.” […]
4Humanities@UCSB Meeting 7
Year 2 Introductory Meeting Monday, October 8, 2012, 3:00 pm (South Hall 2509) Following on our first year of work and progress on projects during the summer, in this meeting we will meet and introduce ourselves to new participants, update everyone on the status of projects, and look forward to activities during the rest of […]
Conference Sketchbook: Showing the Arts and Humanities Matter
This image is from Lucy Lyons’ sketchbook of the recent “Showing the Arts and Humanities Matter” conference at University College London. Lyons, as the event’s Artist-In-Residence, has drawn a series of sketches of speakers and delegates from the event. The full sketchbook can be found on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucylyons/sets/72157631588021055/with/8008839023/.
Nestor’s Semester
By Oeendrila Lahiri The Union Minister for Education, Mr Kapil Sibal, has been pushing for the ‘semester system’ in India. Earlier, the Delhi University, like all other undergraduate universities in the country, had three annual exams to assess the progress of students under a structure divided into Part I, Part II, and Part III. After […]
Active Citizenship and the Humanities: The Victorian Model
By Marcella Sutcliffe A recently funded AHRC project, carried out at the University of Cambridge, has provided a historical perspective to the current debates on the role of the humanities in civil society (http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/research/research-projects/modern-british/active-citizenship ). It is in the mid-Victorian era that the belief in the civic value and moral power of the arts and humanities […]