Voices For the Humanities

4Humanities is a platform for people from different parts of society and the world to give voice to the enduring and contemporary importance of the humanities. Why study and creative expression in such areas as literature, history, languages, philosophy, classics, art history, cultural studies, and others (see “What Are the Humanities?”) so valuable to individuals and societies? The voices gathered here say why.

* 4Humanities seeks out both original and reposted statements about the humanities from people in business, the sciences, entertainment, universities, high schools, and other sectors. We also report on significant developments and initiatives related to the humanities.

* Listen to the voices in our sections on “Advocacy Statements & Campaigns,” “The Changing Humanities,” “Student Voices,” and “International Correspondents.”

* Also listen to the voices gathered in our special projects “Humanities, Plain & Simple” and “Backpack Mini-documentaries.”

For those wishing to consult resources in framing their own statement for the humanities, 4Humanities offers a “Guide to Issues in Humanities Advocacy” and its “The Humanities Matter!” infographic.

#RedHD: Entrevista con Ernesto Priani

Posted by Ernesto Priego

July 31, 2012Digital Humanities to Advance the Humanities, International CorrespondentsDH2012, digital humanities, Ernesto Priani, Ernesto Priego, humanidades digitales, Mexico, Red de Humanistas Digitales, RedHD, UNAMErnesto Priego

Ernesto Priego entrevista al Dr Ernesto Priani, vicepresidente de la Red de Humanistas Digitales y secretario académico de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la UNAM.

#RedHD: Interview with Ernesto Priani

Posted by Ernesto Priego

Ernesto Priego interviews digital humanist Ernesto Priani, Vice-Dean of the School of Humanities at UNAM, Mexico, and Vice-President of the Mexican Digital Humanists Network.

What the Humanities Can Teach Us

Posted by LindsayThomas

July 31, 2012Advocacy Statements & CampaignsLindsayThomas

In a recent post for the Choose Humanities blog and in light of the recent banking scandals in the UK, doctoral student Jonathan Lewis writes about the importance of a historically-inflected study of ethics today. Lewis’s post, entitled “Learning your lessons: what the Humanities could teach the bankers,” addresses not only the need for more […]

Alan Liu, “The Humanities and Tomorrow’s Discoveries”

Posted by Alan Liu

July 25, 2012Advocacy Statements & Campaigns, Humanities, Plain & SimpleAlan Liu

UK Web-browsing Copyright: Information Sharing Under Peril

Posted by Ernesto Priego

July 24, 2012Digital Humanities to Advance the Humanities, International CorrespondentsErnesto Priego

Yesterday The Register published a piece on the urgency for the UK government to act on “innocent” web-browsing. Ernesto Priego reports.

Mexico Signs ACTA: What It Might Mean for the Humanities

Posted by Ernesto Priego

July 12, 2012Digital Humanities to Advance the Humanities, International CorrespondentsACTA, copyright, Intellectual Property, International Correspondents, MexicoErnesto Priego

Mexico signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) signed yesterday (11 July 2012) in Tokyo. What does this mean for the humanities?

“Silicon Valley Needs Humanities Students”

Posted by Alan Liu

July 8, 2012Advocacy Statements & CampaignsAlan Liu

In his column for The Washington Post, Vivek Wadhwa — a technology entrepreneur and Vice President of Academics and Innovation at Singularity University–writes: “In 2008, my research team at Duke and Harvard surveyed 652 U.S.-born chief executive officers and heads of product engineering at 502 technology companies. We found that they tended to be highly […]