Humanities Archive

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Humanities at heart of education

March 21, 2011  |   Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Speakers, Top Stories

The humanities aren’t an idea whose time has passed, but a content-rich trove of knowledge that should be actively shared to help students and others understand the past and present, historian Edward Ayers said during his keynote address Friday at the official launch of Wake Forest’s Humanities Institute.

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Talking with children after a disaster

March 17, 2011  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories

As images of the devastation in Japan fill television screens, it’s important for parents to take the time to address whatever questions and fears their children may have about an earthquake or tsunami affecting their lives, says psychology professor and child-development expert Deborah L. Best (’70, MA ’72).

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Irish poetry for St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Staff, Top Stories

On St. Patrick’s Day, Jeff Holdridge, director of the Wake Forest University Press — the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America — discusses the future of Irish poetry after “The Troubles” and shares his five favorite Irish poems.

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The future of humanities education

March 15, 2011  |   Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

The importance of the humanities to a liberal arts education will be on full display during a two-day symposium marking the official launch of the Wake Forest Humanities Institute on Friday and Saturday. Two nationally known advocates for the humanities — historian Edward Ayers and author Stanley Fish — will discuss “The Humanities in the 21st Century.”

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Seizing the moment

March 13, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Sixty percent of Wake Forest students study abroad before graduation. Immersed in Spanish history and culture, junior Jenny Reed is spending this semester in Salamanca, Spain — one of the many programs available through the Center for International Studies.

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Greening of Feminism

February 28, 2011  |   Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, School of Divinity, Speakers, Staff, Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Creation narratives from Genesis are sometimes interpreted as giving humans domination over the earth. But what if instead that language has implications for stewardship rather than control? Questions like this and others related to feminism and the environment will be explored during the Phyllis Trible Lecture Series to be held March 1 and 2 on the Reynolda Campus.

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East meets West

February 25, 2011  |   Faculty, For Parents, Humanities, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Philosophy professor Christian Miller traveled to Greece to share the latest Western research on morality with colleagues from China. After the experience, he hopes to incorporate more material from Chinese traditions into his classes at Wake Forest.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’

February 18, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Staff, Student, Wake Forest College

Theater production unites community and disciplines Schedule Where: Mainstage Theatre, Scales Fine Arts Center Tickets: $12, $5 students Box Office: 336.758.5295 Feb. 18-19; 23-26, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, 2 p.m. “The Grapes of Wrath,” a story about the devastating impact of the Great Depression, is […]

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Play becomes a community effort

February 17, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Staff, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Sharon Andrews and her colleagues in the theatre and dance department would like to make the University Theatre the community’s theatre. Andrews, who is directing the “The Grapes of Wrath” on the Mainstage Theatre, has included undergraduates, graduate students and faculty and staff in the production and related events.

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Making it look easy

February 17, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

If you visited the Mainstage Theatre during one of the many rehearsals for Grapes of Wrath, you would have found senior Suzanne Spicer with her big book — making sure lighting cues, prop usage, costume changes and the entrances and exits of all the performers have been meticulously noted for every act and scene.