We Other Humanists: On Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon’s “Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age”
“Crisis” is both the driving force and the false consciousness of the humanities.
“Crisis” is both the driving force and the false consciousness of the humanities.
Michael MeranzeFeb 1, 2022
Christopher Newfield on the shift from public to privatized higher education, the imbalance in university funding, and how it's worsening our social...
Jeffrey J. WilliamsFeb 1, 2022
A transcript of the panel discussion “On Leaving” — a conversation in the Semipublic Intellectual Sessions, which took place on October 14.
Andrea Long Chu, Christine Smallwood, K. Austin Collins, Lauren Michele Jackson, Sarah ChihayaDec 16, 2021
A collaborative polemic against rating-obsessed structures that inhibit good teaching and real learning.
Ryan BoydDec 5, 2021
"The Death of Human Capital?" shows how to overcome the neoliberal capture and monetizing of education.
Aashish Mehta, Christopher NewfieldNov 19, 2021
Despite the hype, neither American nor British elites have been particularly cultured.
Naomi KanakiaNov 15, 2021
Can academia and law enforcement occupy the same spaces? And if so, what’s the best way to proceed?
Keenan Norris, Rubén MendozaOct 4, 2021
An outstanding contribution to the history of Black education that focuses on the career of Carter G. Woodson.
Randal Maurice JelksSep 12, 2021
Sophie Duvernoy takes stock of “Allies and Rivals,” Emily J. Levine’s history of the modern research university.
Sophie DuvernoySep 8, 2021
Mary Helen Washington and Shaun Myers discuss navigating the university environment as Black women.
Mary Helen Washington, Shaun MyersJul 14, 2021
Demographics isn’t destiny, it is simply the most recent version of a long line of self-serving administrative ideologies.
Brian Whitener, Dan NemserMay 11, 2021
Sebastian Lecourt considers "Humanist Reason," the new book by Eric Hayot.
Sebastian LecourtFeb 17, 2021