Britain’s New College of the Humanities has recently published research showing that 60% of the UK’s leaders have humanities, arts, or social science degrees, according to the Guardian. The study, entitled Choose Humanities, reviewed leaders across a broad range of fields in the UK, including FTSE 100 CEOs, MPs, vice chancellors of Russell Group universities, […]
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New Approach to Defending the Value of the Humanities
In a recent piece in Inside Higher Ed, professors Paul Jay and Gerald Graff review some of the most recent contributions to the conventional wisdom on the current crisis in the humanities, outlining the divide between “traditionalists” and “revisionists,” both of which argue that “the humanities should resist our culture’s increasing fixation on a practical, […]
The Curatorial Role: Humanities in Action
By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent In today’s conservative fiscal climate, the role of a curator in cultural institutions has become even more complex. A curator’s role is more institutionalized than an artist – who reflects his or her own ideas and expressions – and thus it can be seen to reflect important cultural attitudes […]
Danish Business Academy’s Report on the Social Sciences and the Humanities
In September of this year, the Danish Business Academy (DEA) wrote a position paper on improving the integration of the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in the European Commission’s future framework for research and innovation (Horizon 2020). This framework emphasizes the Grand Societal Challenges – which include global warming, energy, an aging population, and public […]
4Humanities@UCSB Meeting 3
Framing/Strategies for Action Monday, Dec. 12th, 1-3 pm (South Hall 2509) Our next meeting will involve us in thinking about our core values, the frames that surround those, and how we might develop action plans from those values and frames to speak to particular audiences. This will give us a good foundation on which to […]
Michelle Kassorla, “A Chair”
« A Humanities, Plain & Simple Post » Clearly, this is a picture of a chair. I took it today, in my dining room. If I showed this picture to anyone in the world, they would probably be able to identify it in whatever language they speak. It is one of the most fundamental images […]
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