Stanford Humanities Center
Taken together, affect and objects have much to teach us about where we might go next.
Why the Humanities are Indispensable
I wrote this at the request of a colleague of mine here at Stanford. She simply asked me to give her my thoughts on why the humanities are important, and, in particular, what the humanities teach students that they cannot be taught in other disciplines.
Stanley Fish and the Question of Earning One's Keep
I'd like to first thank Joshua Landy for his post on Stanley Fish's provocative blog/column in the NYTimes. I'd like to comment just on one passage from his piece.
SUNY Albany, Stanley Fish, and the Enemy Within
The President of SUNY Albany has just decided to close its programs in French, Italian, Classics, Russian, and Drama. Here’s a great idea: let’s tell him he did the right thing!
After the Revolution, or, The Embarrassment of Theory?
Why have the revolutions that theory enacted become an embarrassment?
