4Humanities Values and Definitions Monday, November 26th, 5-7 pm, South Hall 2509 Agenda and meeting notes As we discussed at our previous meeting, this year we are following up on last year’s conceptual and early project-oriented work by identifying the core values of the humanities we want our projects to communicate, the best “frames” to […]
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Athens in Trans-IT-ion? Scientists, Artists, and Theorists Gather to Discuss the City
By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent On Saturday April 7, 2012, scientists, artists and theorists gathered at an art space in the historic center of Kotzia square to discuss the city of Athens, the emergency situation and the actions that have to be taken. Organized by Eva Kekou, art historian and cultural theorist for the […]
Transdisciplinary Research on a Greek Island: The Grounds for Art, Science and Technology Studies in the Mediterranean
By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent The Planetary Collegium has organized a conference this year on the island of Cephallonia, the Ionian center. The Collegium is directed by Roy Ascott, one of the most reputable media artists worldwide. Ascott works with a wide range of media and has a very busy curriculum, with exhibitions and […]
Infographics Friday: Income From Overseas Arts and Humanities Students in the UK
This week’s infographic is a follow-up to last week’s, which showed the numbers of students studying the arts, humanities, and social sciences in the UK. This week’s installment, from the AHRC report “Leading the World: The economic impact of UK arts and humanities research,” shows the total income from the 80,000 non-UK students who earn […]
S.O.S.: Higher Education in Greece
By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent As part of the latest austerity package dictated by the European Union/International Monetary Fund/European Central Bank, the Greek government has announced new extreme wage cuts. For faculty members these reductions will reach 35%, and these are on top of the reductions that have already been implemented in the past […]
Resources for Advocacy: A Review of the Arts & Humanities Research Council Reports
The UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), founded in 2005, has published a number of reports that are an important resource for arts and humanities advocacy. These reports highlight the value of arts and humanities research in the UK and abroad in a number of different ways. One report, “Arts and Humanities Research Landscape,” […]
Distance Learning in India
By Oeendrila Lahiri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 4Humanities International Correspondent To a lot of people in many countries open learning was a great idea. It would provide opportunities to get the education or the degree they wanted to those who could not manage the time, energy or the money. When I was growing up […]