News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
The humanities and critical inquiry (James Hankins, Public Discourse)
How the history of the humanities can show us the way to critical reform.
A Distant Mirror? Economic Lessons from the Black Death (William Caferro)
How the fourteenth-century plague offers deeper lessons for our understanding of pandemics.
Humanities and the coronavirus crisis (Kirsten Ostherr, Inside Higher Ed)
The ways the humanities can aid in contending with the coronavirus.
The humanities’ counsel to science during the coronavirus (Ronald W. Dworkin, The American Interest)
Why science needs to heed the humanities during the coronavirus.
Humanities weathering the storm? (Humanities Indicators)
Humanities departments appear to maintain stability in degrees and faculty in this latest survey.
Lessons of the pandemic (George A. Soper, Science)
Fighting viral contagion with time-tested advice.
Humanities resilient in the UK (Rosemary Bennett, The Times)
How the humanities are preparing us for life and work in the UK.
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.
Humanities and the corona crisis (Mads Bager Ganderup, Berlingske)
The coronavirus crisis may re-ignite our interest in the humanities.
Plague and pandemic, at a distance (James Hankins, Quillette)
Coping with disease at a distance during the time of plague.