Resources

Effective advocacy of the humanities to society requires the robust participation of the humanities community and others from the areas of education, government, business, science, and media industries who believe in the value of maintaining a strong role for the humanities in the overall repertory of perspectives that help society advance.

4Humanities offers resources—research, statistics, tools, best practices, and other materials—to assist in thinking carefully about the humanities and developing humanities advocacy. These resources include both those created by 4Humanities itself and those gathered from elsewhere.

1st Conference of Digital Humanists, Mexico

[Para una versión en español de este artículo, por favor hacer clic aquí]. On 17 and 18 May 2012, the Mexican Network of Digital Humanists (Red de Humanistas Digitales, RedHD) held the First Meeting (or Conference) of Digital Humanists at the Vasconcelos Library, Mexico City. The event was indeed the first academic event of its […]

Digital Humanities Video Showcase

Below is a small set of videos showcasing some research happening in the Digital Humanities. The videos were initially compiled to provide a sampling of Digital Humanities work – they were shown during the CHCI/centerNET meeting in June 2011. We would be delighted to add more videos to this collection. Please contact us if you’re […]

Omeka Collection Management System

Omeka is a free, open-source web publishing system for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Developed by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, Omeka makes it easy for academics and cultural professionals to design and publish their own collections-based research and online exhibitions, a task […]

CFHSS: The humanities paradox: more relevant and less visible than ever?

The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) is putting on its first annual conference and the subjecft is The humanities paradox: more relevant and less visible than ever?. The CFHSS is a federation of scholarly associations across the humanities and social sciences like the Society for Digital Humanities (SDH/SEMI) which is our […]

Insider Higher Ed: Views: Sorry

Stephen Brockmann has penned an essay for Inside Higher Ed titled Sorry which looks back on the “culture wars” and how the humanities was replaced by vocational programmes while we were arguing over the canon. The battle between self-identified conservatives and progressives in the 1980s seems increasingly like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. […]

Staying Up-to-Date

Keeping up with numerous news items, blog posts, and tweets on the state of the humanities can be challenging, but fortunately several free tools help you to stay informed. In this post, we profile several approaches: Read relevant blogs and websites. Several blogs and web sites—including 4humanities, Defend the Arts and Humanities, National Campaign Against […]

WordPress Blog Platform and Content Management System

      WordPress is one of the most widespread software solutions today for individuals and organizations to publish on the Web, especially if interaction with the public or multiple-contributor participation is desired. It is well-suited to advocacy sites because it is adapted to the Web 2.0 era of collaborative authoring and user involvement; it is also […]