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"Wither the Humanities?"

Exterior of OSU University Hall tower
November 20, 2014
3:45PM - 5:00PM
Living room, George Wells Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave

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Add to Calendar 2014-11-20 15:45:00 2014-11-20 17:00:00 "Wither the Humanities?" Reading/discussing recent articles that discuss the present state of and future prospects for the humanities“As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/education/as-interest-fades-in-the-humanities-colleges-worry.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0“Why Teach English?” http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/why-teach-english“Science Is Not Your Enemy” http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114127/science-not-enemy-humanities“Crimes Against Humanities” http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114548/leon-wieseltier-responds-steven-pinkers-scientismFuture of the University Working Group Living room, George Wells Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave Humanities Institute huminst@osu.edu America/New_York public

Reading/discussing recent articles that discuss the present state of and future prospects for the humanities

“As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/education/as-interest-fades-in-the-humanities-colleges-worry.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

“Why Teach English?” http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/why-teach-english

“Science Is Not Your Enemy” http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114127/science-not-enemy-humanities

“Crimes Against Humanities” http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114548/leon-wieseltier-responds-steven-pinkers-scientism

Future of the University Working Group