The Humanities are changing.
We see this in the declining numbers of traditional majors, the changing patterns of student identities, and the ever increasing influence of technology on our day to day interactions.
But rather than a death call, this statement instead hold the incredible potential of new forms of knowledge, that are being forged in this evolving educational sphere. Drawing from Jeffrey Williams recent article, we take the term NEW HUMANITIES to explore the potential congregations of knowledge and perspectives that form the contemporary humanities.
Moving away from the specialisation of knowledge that has been the trend of the education sector for recent decades, the New Humanities promotes an interdisciplinary, hybrid, approach, collating diverse knowledges to create new approaches and formulate new solutions to the increasingly complex challenges of our collective future. Climate change can be understood by studying it from a combined engineering, geological and economic perspective. Food security can be discussed in the context of global migration patterns. Philosophy, English, History and Journalism majors could be combined to create a new platform for public relations ind international politics.
Below are collections of publications, articles, think pieces and videos discussing these concepts, drawing together old ideas and new perspectives to generate a complex discussion of humanities and humanity. In true humanities fashion, these ideas have been divided into general, but not distinct categories. Ideas blend and flow between these markers, defying classification and generally being very difficult to archive.
But rather than a death call, this statement instead hold the incredible potential of new forms of knowledge, that are being forged in this evolving educational sphere. Drawing from Jeffrey Williams recent article, we take the term NEW HUMANITIES to explore the potential congregations of knowledge and perspectives that form the contemporary humanities.
Moving away from the specialisation of knowledge that has been the trend of the education sector for recent decades, the New Humanities promotes an interdisciplinary, hybrid, approach, collating diverse knowledges to create new approaches and formulate new solutions to the increasingly complex challenges of our collective future. Climate change can be understood by studying it from a combined engineering, geological and economic perspective. Food security can be discussed in the context of global migration patterns. Philosophy, English, History and Journalism majors could be combined to create a new platform for public relations ind international politics.
Below are collections of publications, articles, think pieces and videos discussing these concepts, drawing together old ideas and new perspectives to generate a complex discussion of humanities and humanity. In true humanities fashion, these ideas have been divided into general, but not distinct categories. Ideas blend and flow between these markers, defying classification and generally being very difficult to archive.
Digital Humanities (Literature, History, Information Science, Demography)
Cultivating Change: Disseminating Innovation in Higher Education Teaching and Learning
Gannaway, Deanne ; Hinton, Tilly ; Berry, Bianca ; Moore, Kaitlin
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013, Vol.50(4), p.410
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013, Vol.50(4), p.410
Towards a Curriculum Typology for Australian Generalist Arts Degree Programmes
Gannaway, Deanne
Journal of Further and Higher Education, May 2010, Vol.34(2), p.149
Journal of Further and Higher Education, May 2010, Vol.34(2), p.149
Environmental Humanities (Geology, Economics, Engineering, Agricultural Studies...)
Food Security, Energy Consumption and Creation, Environmental Conservation, Waste Management
World Humanities (Politics, Communication, English, Cultural Studies, Marketing...)
Migration Studies, Urban Environments, Public Health, Production and Distribution of Goods, Labor Chains
Humanizing Judicial and Medical Systems (Law, Medicine, Anthropology, History)
Cultural Patterns of Health, Narratives of Wellness and Identity, Perspectives of Citizenship
