The launch of the Humanities World Report will take place on Tuesday 9th December 2014, at 5pm and will be presented by Professor Margaret Kelleher, Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, UCD.
The Humanities World Report 2015 is the first ever global report on the state of humanities.
Published as an Open Access title and based on an extensive literature review and enlightening interviews conducted with 90 humanities scholars across 40 countries, the book offers a first step in attempting to assess the state of the humanities globally. Its topics include the nature and value of the humanities, the challenge of globalisation, the opportunities offered by the digital humanities, variations in funding patterns around the world, and the interaction between humanities and society. Despite the stereotypical view of humanists as scholars locked away in their ivory towers, the picture that emerges from this report is that they are deeply committed to the social value of their work and appreciate the long-term importance it has for addressing global challenges. The report will be of interest not only to researchers and students in the humanities themselves, but also to administrators and funders.
Authors: Poul Holm (Trinity College Dublin), Arne Jarrick (Stockholm University) and Dominic Scott (University of Virginia)
'This work will be a vital addition to the libraries of the world's leading humanities centers as we chart our way forward.' - Roland Hsu, Stanford Humanities Center, and Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
The work is published at the launch of Palgrave MacMillan’s Campaign for the Humanities.
Location: Neill/Hoey Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub.
All are welcome and the event is free of charge.