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January 30, 2011 6:34 AM Subscribe
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]
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]
posted by languagehat at 7:38 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
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
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
(technically, it is SB. But same-same)
posted by whatzit at 8:26 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]
posted by LogicalDash at 9:09 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
The only history is art history?
posted by LarryC at 9:29 AM on January 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
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
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
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
Thanks for the list of 'humanities sites'
posted by sunshinedust20 at 2:49 PM on January 31, 2011
posted by sunshinedust20 at 2:49 PM on January 31, 2011
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