News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
806, 2020
A Distant Mirror? Economic Lessons from the Black Death (William Caferro)
How the fourteenth-century plague offers deeper lessons for our understanding of pandemics.
206, 2020
Humanities and the coronavirus crisis (Kirsten Ostherr, Inside Higher Ed)
The ways the humanities can aid in contending with the coronavirus.
2605, 2020
The humanities’ counsel to science during the coronavirus (Ronald W. Dworkin, The American Interest)
Why science needs to heed the humanities during the coronavirus.
2005, 2020
Humanities weathering the storm? (Humanities Indicators)
Humanities departments appear to maintain stability in degrees and faculty in this latest survey.
1305, 2020
Lessons of the pandemic (George A. Soper, Science)
Fighting viral contagion with time-tested advice.
1005, 2020
Humanities resilient in the UK (Rosemary Bennett, The Times)
How the humanities are preparing us for life and work in the UK.
2904, 2020
The humanities’ counsel during the corona-crisis (David Matthews, Times Higher Education)
The way Germany has sought the counsel of humanities thinkers as it seeks a return to normalcy in the corona-crisis.
1504, 2020
Humanities and the corona crisis (Mads Bager Ganderup, Berlingske)
The coronavirus crisis may re-ignite our interest in the humanities.
604, 2020
Plague and pandemic, at a distance (James Hankins, Quillette)
Coping with disease at a distance during the time of plague.
2203, 2020
Life at a distance (Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal)
Living apart with the internet weighs on our emotional health.