Humanities

How the humanities are more than just 'soft skills'

I don’t know why we call them “soft skills.”<p>They’re certainly not easy to learn, although they are as valuable and necessary as the skills doctors …

UC researcher named joint recipient of prestigious humanities award

Antony Perry<p>20 June 2018: The University of Canberra’s Dr Ana Tanasoca is the joint recipient of the 2018 Max Crawford Medal, Australia’s most …

Vestoj Proves Fashion and Academia Don't Clash

We talked to Editor-in-Chief, Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, about fashion's most critical journal's unique approach, the state of the industry, and the future of the publication.<p>Fashion as a medium and industry is often mislabeled and misinterpreted by outsiders. The misconception that the fashion …

To save the research literature, let’s make literature reviews reproducible

Last week the Impact Blog featured a post from Richard P. Phelps, in which he proposed that journals get rid of their requirement for a literature …

Speaking of the humanities…

The University of Minnesota, Morris has received approval from the legislature for a $4.5 million investment in…<i>the humanities</i>.<p>We’ve also been …

Javadekar launches National Digital Library of India on National Reading Day

New Delhi: Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has launched a new digital initiative National Digital Library of India (NDLI) …

Head of the Arts and Humanities Division Job Opening in Berkeley, California - ALA JobLIST | Jobs in Library & Information Science & Technology

The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is an integral part of the University and was established in 1945 at the request of the U.S. …

The Miraculous Existence of Libraries - Intellectual Freedom Blog

Many times, when I’m brainstorming the next topic for this space, I loose sight of the institution underpinning this entire exercise in intellectual …

Turbulence isn't just a science problem

<i>Making science for people is a series that explores how humanities, arts and social sciences expertise is applied to problems typically corralled</i> …

Quantitative Historical Linguistics

National Digital Library will have 1.7 crore books in 200 languages

Platform for researchers, those preparing for competitive exams

Event: Unheard LA salon: East LA Library

Photo credit: Louis Felix/KPCC<p>KPCC In Person’s community-driven series “Unheard L.A.” puts Angelenos center stage, as they share first-person …

Historians Histories: Andrew Nurse

We’re back today with everyone’s favourite series, Historian’s Histories! If you’d like to see more posts from this series, you can do so here. This …

Why management academics matter

Across a variety of professions, many high-achieving people report the feeling that their accomplishments are the result of luck and contingency …

Sister Republics — Patrice Higonnet

Harvard University Press has partnered with De Gruyter to make available for sale worldwide virtually all in-copyright HUP books that had become …

Overcoming methodological challenges in the application of competition law to digital platforms—a Swedish perspective | Journal of Antitrust Enforcement

The article presents three case studies relating to multisided markets which were handled by the Swedish Competition Authority (SCA). These include …

How the Bachelor of Arts was reinvented in the age of career-driven studies

Dr Danaher said the BA remained an important field of study that set students up with a broader, more compassionate and open-minded understanding of …

'What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?' Grafton's 4th

A Grafton church is hosting "Reading Frederick Douglass Together: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"<p>GRAFTON, MA—This year, America is …

Canisius Establishes Institute for Classical and Medieval Studies

<b>BUFFALO, NY</b> ‒ Canisius College recently established an Institute for Classical and Medieval Studies (ICMS) to provide interdisciplinary learning and …

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Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Education<p>Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world, publishing in 70 languages …

Beautiful fusion deliciousness… or a hot mess?

Interdisciplinary research. So hot right now… or is it?<p>To be clear – I’m a super fan of interdisciplinary work. I’m happily ‘post-disciplinary’ …

Loyola Medicine physician Susan Hou, MD, receives award in humanities and medical ethics

MAYWOOD, IL - Loyola Medicine kidney specialist Susan Hou, MD, who co-founded a clinic that provides free medical care to indigent people in the …

On Science Advancing One Funeral at a Time

<i>Do star scientists erect barriers to entry for newcomers in their fields? Pierre Azoulay and Joshua Graff Zivin bring some data to the question</i> …

Is Academia Still Relevant In A Big Data World In Which Companies Lead The Way?

The “big data” revolution has transformed more than industry – it is reshaping how academic research is conducted as well. As computational quantitative methods increasingly infuse across nontraditional academic disciplines, they are upending the traditional balance in which academia pioneers new …

William Livingston’s World

Liberty Hall Museum, the home of William Livingston<p>Today I am in Union, New Jersey working with the History Department at Kean University. The …

Attempts to justify the humanities are, too often, self-congratulatory fantasy: I read better books, so I’m a better person. Stanley Fish has read the best books. He's not a better person

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Archiving While Black

Among the things 2018 will be known for is mainstream culture’s realization that white Americans use the police to challenge Black entry into …

EveryLibrary Announces Launch of the The EveryLibrary Institute

<i>Congrats to John Chrastka and the many others working with EveryLibrary on the EveryLibrary Institute launch. –gp</i><p>We are proud to announce the launch …

Creating research value needs more than just science – arts, humanities, social sciences can help

<i>This week we’re launching Making science for people, a series of articles that explores how humanities, arts and social sciences expertise is applied</i> …

Thoma Foundation announces recipients of Arts Writing Awards in Digital Art

<b>CHICAGO, IL</b><b>.-</b> The Thoma Foundation announced the recipients of the 2018 Arts Writing Awards in Digital Art. Mary Flanagan will receive $40,000 in …