by Patrick Vitalone | Jun 7, 2010 | The Public Humanist
Although the term special relationship traditionally defines a bond of friendship between the United States and Britain, I find it is much more appropriate in describing a long-standing bitterness. After all, the two nations were enemies for over 100 years: starting...
by Paula Krebs | Jun 14, 2010 | The Public Humanist
This article is reprinted here by permission of the author and the online publication, Inside Higher Ed. After Sidonie Smith, president of the Modern Language Association, took on the herculean task of asking the profession to rethink the shape of the dissertation,...
by Peter Gilbert | Jun 16, 2010 | The Public Humanist
This essay was originally broadcast on Vermont Public Radio, April 29, 2010, and you can listen to it here. Recently I read [in Education Week] that the National Council of Teachers of English was looking for volunteers for an ad hoc task force to gather evidence...
by Linda McInerney | Jun 23, 2010 | The Public Humanist
Synchronicity is astonishing. I could never have dreamed that our new opera, The Captivation of Eunice Williams (Paula M. Kimper, composer, Harley Erdman, librettist) would be chosen to be presented in Macedonia. Where exactly is Macedonia? Sort of near Greece, right?...
by Jack Cheng | Jun 28, 2010 | The Public Humanist
A lot of professors hate teaching survey courses. In art history, the typical survey would be something I took as an undergrad: from the Parthenon to Picasso. At Harvard, where I did graduate work, the class was traditionally scheduled at 12 pm and earned the nickname...
