Humanities for humans. Clear thinking on challenging issues.

Sonst. Personen	Kacandes, Irene (Hrsg.)
Titel	Humanities for humans. Clear thinking on challenging issues.
Quelle	Berlin [u.a.]: De Gruyter (2025), XI, 179 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monografie
ISBN	978-3-11-152852-6; 978-3-11-153148-9
DOI	10.1515/9783111531489
Schlagwörter	Zukunftsforschung; Wissenschaft; Geisteswissenschaften
Abstract	Can the academic humanities serve the general public to address some of today's most critical challenges? This unusual volume builds on the conversation series "Humanities for Humans," curated by Irene Kacandes and funded by the De Gruyter Foundation and the New York nonprofit 1014: Space for Ideas, to answer this question in the affirmative. By asking some North America's most prominent academics to think aloud in clear language on topics such as racism, migration, inequality, sustainability, building connection and working toward repair of our communities, this book demonstrates the ultimate value of the imagination in solving seemingly intractable problems. The authors define and distinguish. They offer historical context and concrete examples from North and South America, from Europe, from indigenous cultures, from artists and ordinary folk. By also sharing their own personal trajectories, however, these authors simultaneously anchor their insights in practical terms while highlighting the tangible role of the humanities in the everyday world. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2026/3