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January 30, 2011 6:34 AM

50 Best Humanities Blogs
posted by anotherpanacea (14 comments total)

Featuring MetaFilter's own Languagehat!
posted by Joseph Gurl at 7:18 AM on January 30, 2011

Maud Newton: Culture, politics and of course, literature, come together in one seriously cool, intelligent blog for the hip humanities fan. And yes, hip humanities fans exist.

Wow. You have to assure us that "hip humanities fans exist?" I'd say languagehat is a good example of a hip humanities fan. But really, when did art, music, literature, history and philosophy become Guy Lombardo? Science, sports, computers and medicine may be useful, but they ain't hip.
posted by Faze at 7:26 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

Cool! And let's not forget MeFi's own myl, who runs Language Log, deservedly first on the list of language blogs.
posted by languagehat at 7:38 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

Yay! Thanks.
posted by Miko at 8:05 AM on January 30, 2011

Humanities major here. (Yes, there is -- or at least was -- such a thing as a BA in humanities!)

Thank you!
posted by trip and a half at 8:09 AM on January 30, 2011

FWIW, MIT currently offers a BS in Humanities.
(technically, it is SB. But same-same)
posted by whatzit at 8:26 AM on January 30, 2011

Goldmine, thanks!
posted by stp123 at 8:48 AM on January 30, 2011

Is this something I'd need to care about humans to understand?
posted by LogicalDash at 9:09 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

Can we please lay off Guy Lombardo for once?
posted by Bromius at 9:26 AM on January 30, 2011

The only history is art history?
posted by LarryC at 9:29 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

Nice ones. Here's one more for the list on media, teaching, beer, and Detroit.
posted by Jagz-Mario at 9:39 AM on January 30, 2011

Oh man! They forgot my favorite, Heteronomous starring Adam freaking Kotsko, boy genius of theology and the humanities.

I was completely psyched when I found out he accepted a teaching position at Kalamazoo College - right before I moved away to Memphis. Ah well, his blog rocks.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 11:19 AM on January 30, 2011

LarryC, here's 100 Awesome Blogs for History Junkies
posted by Miko at 1:02 PM on January 30, 2011

Thanks for the list of 'humanities sites'
posted by sunshinedust20 at 2:49 PM on January 31, 2011