Literature

2 12, 2024

December fables for the present time.

By Humanities Watch|2024-12-02T13:57:59-05:00December 2nd, 2024|Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Law, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, Writing|0 Comments

From dogs to monkeys, fables speak for themselves.

12 11, 2024

Know-how and unlearning

By Humanities Watch|2024-11-27T09:48:51-05:00November 12th, 2024|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, Religion, STEM|0 Comments

Reflections on Humanities Watch's ninth anniversary.

5 10, 2024

A Librarian’s Life in Her Letters: Belle Greene and the Morgan Library

By Humanities Watch|2024-11-26T11:12:55-05:00October 5th, 2024|Academia, Arts, Asia, education, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, painting, Quotes, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Letters reveal the shaping of a public institution, the Morgan Library.

23 09, 2024

The music of the fishes (Alessia Franco and David Robson, BBC Future)

By Humanities Watch|2024-09-23T17:35:03-04:00September 23rd, 2024|Arts, business, Economics, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Music, Nature, News, September|0 Comments

How ancient oral traditions teach the rhythms and methods of fishing in Sicily.

26 03, 2024

Supporting a “humanities renaissance” (UNC News)

By Humanities Watch|2024-03-26T13:47:27-04:00March 26th, 2024|Academia, business, Charities, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A major donation from a business alumnus inspired and guided by the humanities.

27 02, 2024

The humanities we know

By Humanities Watch|2024-02-28T05:33:49-05:00February 27th, 2024|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Politics, Quotes, STEM, Technology, Theater, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Talking about the launch of the new journal Public Humanities.

11 02, 2024

Out from the ashes (Reed Albergotti, Semafor)

By Humanities Watch|2024-02-11T17:55:42-05:00February 11th, 2024|Arts, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A step in unravelling a 2000-year-old mystery though AI.

12 01, 2024

Corporate coup (Huck Gutman, Common Dreams)

By Humanities Watch|2024-01-12T16:27:31-05:00January 12th, 2024|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the humanities suffer in the challenge to corporate culture.

2 01, 2024

Humanities and the cloud of unknowing (Agnes Callard, New York Times)

By Humanities Watch|2024-01-12T16:14:58-05:00January 2nd, 2024|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, Language, Literature, mathematics, News, Philosophy, poetry, Politics, science|0 Comments

Whether defending the humanities misses their essence.

8 12, 2023

Chatbots and charity

By Humanities Watch|2023-12-12T07:36:32-05:00December 8th, 2023|Academia, education, Everything Else, health, History, Language, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, STEM, Technology|1 Comment

A conversation about how Chat can heighten anxiety, as students leave off writing by themselves.