An Overthought Narrative: Humanities vs STEM Part 1
Episode 3 of the Critical Connections podcast, hosted by Critical Connections, titled "An Overthought Narrative: Humanities vs STEM Part 1" was published on April 1, 2024 and runs 50 minutes.
April 1, 2024 ·50m · Critical Connections
Summary
Would you like fries with that English degree? Dani pits the Humanities and STEM against each other in this double feature to settle once and for all which arm of education ought to be amputated in the name of cost-effective efficient synergetic return on investment DBA incentive.Dani interviews UVU Doctor-professors Zan Cammack, an English Literature professor and host of "The Thing About Austen," Ezgi Sertler, and Leslie Simon to figure out why someone would devote their entire life to studying the humanities.The Thing About Austen:https://open.spotify.com/show/7iqMz2b039yva3AQXjRH3O?si=8408b64dbf734b61SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/topic/humanities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanities https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/humanism-renaissance/v-1#:~:text=Renaissance%20humanists%20understood%20by%20studia,The%20dominant%20discipline%20was%20rhetoric. https://www.uvu.edu/visitors/history.html https://www.uvu.edu/chss/#departments *includes sub-pages (i.e., “English & Literature” page, etc.) for the specific departments. These sub-pages can be accessed through this page. Personal experience. Trust me on this. Also https://www.uvu.edu/undergrad-research/uvu-journals.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/us/liberal-arts-college-degree-humanities.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/willarddix/2018/03/28/eliminating-the-humanities-decimates-every-students-education/?sh=79741075803e https://president.mla.hcommons.org/2022/08/10/the-humanities-crisis-is-a-funding-crisis/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/29/the-guardian-view-on-arts-and-humanities-under-threat-on-campus https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-decline-of-liberal-arts-and-humanities-western-philosophy-college-students-major-degrees-progressive-conservative-odysseus-6f327963 https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/the-real-reason-the-humanities-are-in-crisis/282441/ *First two paragraphs in the free preview of the article. https://corriganliteraryreview.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/want-a-job-with-that-english-degree/ https://time.com/3964415/ceo-degree-liberal-arts/ https://www.businessinsider.com/successful-liberal-arts-majors-2012-12#jerry-brown-governor-of-california-and-classics-major-at-uc-berkeley-27 https://www.uvualumni.org/s/1045/bp21/interior.aspx?sid=1045&gid=1&pgid=320 NOTE: The opinions expressed are those of the podcast participants alone, and do not necessarily represent Utah Valley University or the UVU Center for Social Impact.
Episode Description
Would you like fries with that English degree? Dani pits the Humanities and STEM against each other in this double feature to settle once and for all which arm of education ought to be amputated in the name of cost-effective efficient synergetic return on investment DBA incentive.
Dani interviews UVU Doctor-professors Zan Cammack, an English Literature professor and host of "The Thing About Austen," Ezgi Sertler, and Leslie Simon to figure out why someone would devote their entire life to studying the humanities.
The Thing About Austen:
https://open.spotify.com/show/7iqMz2b039yva3AQXjRH3O?si=8408b64dbf734b61
SOURCES:
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/humanities
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanities
- https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/humanism-renaissance/v-1#:~:text=Renaissance%20humanists%20understood%20by%20studia,The%20dominant%20discipline%20was%20rhetoric.
- https://www.uvu.edu/visitors/history.html
- https://www.uvu.edu/chss/#departments *includes sub-pages (i.e., “English & Literature” page, etc.) for the specific departments. These sub-pages can be accessed through this page.
- Personal experience. Trust me on this. Also https://www.uvu.edu/undergrad-research/uvu-journals.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/us/liberal-arts-college-degree-humanities.html
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/willarddix/2018/03/28/eliminating-the-humanities-decimates-every-students-education/?sh=79741075803e
- https://president.mla.hcommons.org/2022/08/10/the-humanities-crisis-is-a-funding-crisis/
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/29/the-guardian-view-on-arts-and-humanities-under-threat-on-campus
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-decline-of-liberal-arts-and-humanities-western-philosophy-college-students-major-degrees-progressive-conservative-odysseus-6f327963
- https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/the-real-reason-the-humanities-are-in-crisis/282441/ *First two paragraphs in the free preview of the article.
- https://corriganliteraryreview.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/want-a-job-with-that-english-degree/
- https://time.com/3964415/ceo-degree-liberal-arts/
- https://www.businessinsider.com/successful-liberal-arts-majors-2012-12#jerry-brown-governor-of-california-and-classics-major-at-uc-berkeley-27
- https://www.uvualumni.org/s/1045/bp21/interior.aspx?sid=1045&gid=1&pgid=320
NOTE: The opinions expressed are those of the podcast participants alone, and do not necessarily represent Utah Valley University or the UVU Center for Social Impact.
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