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The humanities teach us to question the world around us in order to better understand our place within it. In the humanities, we seek to understand the nuances of cultural issues, to interpret human experience, and to appreciate the power of words and ideas. By studying humanities, we broaden our historical, ethical, social and international perspectives while enhancing ourselves intellectually and creatively.
Perspectives 2019 - 2020
Check out our yearly publication, Perspectives. This year, the bulk of the magazine is devoted to how we have adapted our teaching, scholarship, and creative work to address COVID-19. We hear from several students and faculty about the impact this pandemic has had on their academic careers. Click below to read our online Perspecitves articles, and be on the lookout for the physical copy in your mailbox.
Why Humanities with Tracy McMillan
Since graduating from the College of Humanities in 1989, Tracy McMillan has established a fascinating presence as a television writer, book author, TV personality and relationship expert. Her degree has taken her to the top of her profession and allowed her to connect to what it means to be human.
Humanities Radio Latest Episode
Season 3, Episode 11 - Stage Clowns
In continuation of the celebration of National Humor Month, Richard Preiss, associate professor of English and author of “Clowning and Authorship in Early Modern Theatre,” discusses the origins of stage clowns – their purpose, their tactics and how their roles changed with Shakespeare. Read the Transcript
News
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Overconfidence in News Judgement
A new study published in Proceedings of National Academics of Sciences finds that individuals who falsely believe they are able to identify false news are more likely to fall victim to it. In the article published today, Ben Lyons, assistant professor of communication at the University of Utah, and his colleagues examine the concern about the public’s susceptibility to false news due to their inability to recognize their own limitations in identifying such information.
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Message From Dean Culver: Critical Race Theory
Dean Stuart Culver addresses how the state legislature passage of Resolution HR 901 will affect our work going forward and what the College and University are doing and hope to do to respond.
Awards
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John R. Park Debate Society Wins International Championship; Top Four-Year Honors
The John R. Park Debate Society competed in the International Forensics Association's 31st Annual Tournament & Conference on March 13-14, 2021. In the U's third appearance at the tournament, students won an event, placed in finals in nine additional events, earned top four awards in two out of three debate events, finished second place overall awards, and took first place honors among four-year universities by out performing Yale University, the University of Washington, and Vanderbilt University among the 38 programs in attendance.
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John R. Park Debate Society Ends Regular Season on a High Note
The John R. Park Debate Society competed in the Trapper Rendezvous hosted by Northwest College on February 19th and 20th. At the tournament, the Debate Society earned the top overall award with individual competitors winning all three debate events offered at the tournament, as well as five other competitive events.
Faculty Publications
The Collected Works of
Walter Pater
Vol. VIII - Classical Studies
Matthew Potolsky
Land and Literature in a
Cosmopolitan Age
Vincent P. Pecora
Regional Literature and the Transmission of Culture: Chinese Drum Ballads 1800-1937
Margaret B. Wan
Many Mouths: The Politics of Food in Britain from the Workhouse to the Welfare State
Nadja Durbach
Nightingale
Paisley Rekdal
Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawaii & Oceania
Maile Arvin
TOKYO
Michael Mejia
The Science of Abolition: How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress
Eric Herschthal
Now, more than ever, we need the humanities.
Now, more than ever, the humanities need you.