#humanities

Another new piece from me. It drives me up the wall that those seeking to tear down humanities programs use arguments that fundamentally contradict each other. I call BS, and argue that the inconsistency reveals a pervasive fear of critical thought and social change. In @insidehighered

https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/04/17/logical-gap-behind-attacks-humanities-opinion

#highered #digitalhumanities #uspol #humanities

“Whereas the #naturalsciences primarily seek to make the unfamiliar familiar, the #critical #humanities often operate from the opposite impulse – to make the familiar unfamiliar.” aeon.co/essays/why-t... #physics #science

Why the hunt for reality is an...

#3GoodThings

1. Student 1 said how much she loved the #Poe stories we've read thus far this quarter ("Masque of the Red Death," "The Black Cat," "The Man of the Crowd").

2. Student 2 said he was excited to be writing an essay on how Poe's absurdism anticipated Camus' nihilism.

3. Student 3 wanted to hear more about why I thought transitions were so important to a successful argument.

#CriticalThinking
#Humanities
#Literature

#Academics across all disciplines, share your story about the impact of censorship on your work! The #DefendResearch team is collecting concise testimonials to include in a toolkit for contacting elected officials. #Humanities #SocialSciences #STEM https://www.defendresearch.org/testimonials

At #ditrare we are investigating the effects of #digitalization and especially #AI on #research in the #sciences and #humanities. So, much much does AI really contribute to our understanding in science, today?

https://zenodo.org/records/15043829

@fiz_karlsruhe @fizise @KIT_Karlsruhe @ITAS_KIT @AnnaJacyszyn #AIethics #AIresearch @Feelix

Funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities is on the U.S. DOGE Service’s chopping block.

But of course. The #humanities have the tools needed to identify, study and analyze prejudiced oppression, #fascism included.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/15/humanities-arts-culture-funding-cuts/

Copy: https://archive.ph/GW0Op

I work for a humanities council, and DOGE has attacked our biggest funder, the NEH. Though this funding comes from Congress, DOGE has taken it over, and humanities councils nationwide, not to mention any org with a NEH grant, is suddenly in enormous danger. If you care about history, civic discussion, and the public humanities, please contact your Congress members. Here's more: https://www.statehumanities.org/action-alert-neh-targeted-by-doge/

#NEH #humanities #DOGE #USpol

#education #history #humanities

'Vanderbilt University’s Alexander Initiative, part of Peabody College of education and human development, has selected its inaugural cohort of Alexander Fellows. The immersive professional development experience for outstanding high school teachers from across the United States aims to revitalize U.S. history and civics education.'

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/04/14/bringing-the-past-to-life-fellows-announced-for-new-initiative-to-bolster-teaching-of-high-school-history/

#DOGE terminates grant for #Maine #FilmArchive in #Bucksport

April 14, 2025

BUCKSPORT, Maine (WABI) - "A Hancock County non-profit says the Trump Administration abruptly terminated a six-figure federal grant this month.

"Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport has been dedicated to preserving Maine history for four decades.

"Executive Director David Weiss says he received a letter from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, around 1:00 a.m. on April 2nd. That’s how they learned a $341,000 grant from the National Endowment for the #Humanities was canceled.

"The money was funding a project to catalog, digitize, and publish material NHF has collected from Maine television stations over the last 35 years. Weiss says they’re now looking at a $104,000 budget deficit and the paychecks of all seven archives staff members are taking a hit.

" 'The only good thing about it is that I don’t feel singled out, you know? I feel like this is just a broad thing that happened, and we got caught up in it. It’s not like they said, ‘You are bad.’ It’s just like, ‘Well, you’re all bad.’ So, safety in numbers, maybe that’s the best I can say,' Weiss said.

"While Weiss says an appeal wouldn’t do any good, there is the potential for them to be involved in a lawsuit to hopefully get some of the funding back.

"In the meantime, they’ve launched a #fundraising push to try to cover some of the losses. It’s raised $15,000 in just two days.

"If you’d like to contribute, visit oldfilm.org and click on 'GIVE.' "

Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/doge-terminates-grant-for-maine-film-archive-in-bucksport/ar-AA1CUQf2

#PreservingOldFilms #PreservingHistory #FilmArchives #Maine #NortheastHistoricFilm #History #Histodon #BadDOGE #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #ErasingHistory #PreservingMaineHistory #USPol #MainePol #BucksportME

@mllsc There definitely are! My old server, zirk.us, had a lot of humanities folks on it. (It also had absent admins, so I moved.)

Unsure if there's any better way of searching hashtags. Might try #literature #humanities #reading #books

The Two Cultures Are One

https://slate.com/life/2025/04/nih-cuts-universities-trump-doge-funding.html

The war between STEM and the humanities comes to a disastrous end.

#education #STEM #humanities #highered #Trump #culture #press

Staff Cuts Begin at #NEH, Threatening #Humanities Programs Across U.S. (via @washingtonpost / MSN) https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/staff-cuts-begin-at-neh-threatening-humanities-programs-across-u-s/ar-AA1CHbTW

My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side.

#humanities #highered #neh

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/trump-doge-neh-funding-grants-canceled-fellowships.html

My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side. #humanities #highered #neh slate.com/news-and-pol...

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We're hiring a Project Lead for a project on #researchdata #interoperability in the #socialsciences and #humanities

Last chance to apply is 13 April (Sunday), so don't miss out. See the thread above for all information (salary, benefits, etc.) and the link to apply.

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Nice article on the importance of the humanities in the United States, and the sheer mean-spiritedness of DOGE and the current administration in attempting to defund the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). #Politics #Economy #Nonprofit #DOGE #Humanities #Libraries #Museum #Culture #US #USpol #NEH https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/opinion/humanities-cuts-tennessee-neh-doge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E4.o6pA.FztNFG2nZ08g&smid=url-share

This is an insightful short video essay that talks about how we cope as people during these difficult times we are all facing.

I really enjoy the artistic style and editing of his videos as well which alone I think is worth sharing.