The economic crisis that has haunted Greece has often been echoed in the media, but the increasing social unrest seems to have been a boon to creativity. In the field of visual arts, many art professionals say Greek art has woken up from a deep sleep. By Eva Kekou, 4Humanities International Correspondent
Infographics Friday: Students in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences in the UK
This is the first installment of our new series, Infographics Friday, in which we will be publishing a different infographic showing the value of the humanities each Friday. This week’s infographic is taken from a 2010 report by the British Academy entitled, “Past, Present and Future: The Public Value of the Humanities and Social Sciences.” […]
Confronting the Criticisms: A Survey of Attacks on the Humanities
The task of defending the relevancy of the humanities relies significantly upon succinctly and creatively responding to critiques made against them. This article attempts to summarize a fair number of view points critiquing the humanities, with the goal of providing a sort of partial overview of arguments that are appearing in the ongoing debate.
Webinar: James Lerman, “Futurecasting Higher Education’s Ecosystem: How Do I Fit In?” (October 15, 2012)
The Kean University Faculty Seminar on “The Global Crisis and Promise of Higher Education” (organized in partnership with 4Humanities) will run its second Webinar of the year on October 15, 2012, featuring James Lerman on “Futurecasting Higher Education’s Ecosystem: How Do I Fit In?” (See publicity flyer.) The Webinar will meet 3:20-4:30 pm, Eastern Time […]
4Humanities@UCSB Meeting 7
Year 2 Introductory Meeting Monday, October 8, 2012, 3:00 pm (South Hall 2509) Following on our first year of work and progress on projects during the summer, in this meeting we will meet and introduce ourselves to new participants, update everyone on the status of projects, and look forward to activities during the rest of […]
Robert N. Watson, “Valuing the Humanities”
Many humanities professors — particularly those bludgeoned into submission by service on crisis-in-the-humanities committees — have been insisting lately that we need to become more technological and careerist because the public no longer values what we offer. But the facts suggest otherwise; and the discrepancy is revealing. What humanities scholars need to do is break […]
Conference Sketchbook: Showing the Arts and Humanities Matter
This image is from Lucy Lyons’ sketchbook of the recent “Showing the Arts and Humanities Matter” conference at University College London. Lyons, as the event’s Artist-In-Residence, has drawn a series of sketches of speakers and delegates from the event. The full sketchbook can be found on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucylyons/sets/72157631588021055/with/8008839023/.