The University of Washington’s Simpson Center for the Humanities, whose director Kathleen Woodward has long had an interest in the “public humanities,” has announced a Certificate in Public Scholarship for graduate students at the University of Washington. Might such an institutional structure for humanities training that involves engagement with the public be a model for […]
Humanities News
A Humanities University Goes into Exile for the “Autonomy” to “Think Critically”
As Inside Higher Ed recently reported, the European Humanities University (EHU) “may be unique in the world in that it operates today completely as a university in exile.” Formed in Belarus in 1992, the university was forced to close by its home government in 2004. Subsequently, as EHU’s “About” page says, it “re-launched activities in […]
Measuring the Value of Culture in the United Kingdom
Dr. David O’Brien of Leeds Metropolitan University has produced a commissioned report for the UK’s Department for Culture Media and Sport on “Measuring the Value of Culture.” The 66-page report is highly technical in its blend of economic, humanities, and governmental (bureaucratic) methods and vocabularies—certainly not something intended for the “public” or even for most […]
Major Infusion of Funds for Humanities at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The University of Wisconsin, Madison, announced on December 20, 2010, that it has received $10 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation—matched by another $10 million from the state of Wisconsin—to support the humanities by sustaining strength in core areas, hiring new faculty, and supporting postdoctoral and graduate students. In her statement about the award, […]
SDH-SEMI Affiliation
The Canadian Society for Digital Humanities / La Société pour l’Étude des Médias Interactifs (SDH/SEMI) has joined 4Humanities as an affiliated organization. SDH/SEMI is the premiere digital humanities academic society in Canada.
Valuing the Humanities Debate
London School of Economics Forum for European Philosophy Public Debate: “Valuing the Humanities” Date: Friday 17 December 2010 Time: 2.30-5pm Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House (London School of Economics) Chair: Mark Lawson Speakers: James Ladyman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol and co-editor of the British Journal of the Philosophy of […]
Register for “Humanities Advocacy Day 2011” in Washington, D.C.
The National Humanities Alliance in the U.S. has opened registration for its 2011 Humanities Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., March 7-8, 2011. Scholars, higher education and association leaders, and policy makers will convene for an annual conversation on the state of the humanities and to make their voices heard on the Hill. Plan to attend […]