FELLOW-TRAVELLERS The surprisingly sunny origins of the Frankfurt School. By Thomas Meaney November, 25 , 2024 One of the more reliable chemical reactions in European culture occurs when particles of German mental matter enter Italy. Suddenly, German writers discover...
La utilidad (sic) de las humanidades
The Hidden Utility of the Liberal Arts Why they often fail to make their case, and how they can. Bridging the 'Chasm' By Scott Carlson and Ned Laff January 21, 2025 What do you do with a major in French? Or philosophy, history, or English? This is the question...
Humanidades, ¿amenazadas en Holanda por reestructuración financiera?
Humanities cuts ‘harbinger’ of bleak future for Dutch sector Area studies and languages at risk at Leiden University, with academics foreseeing humanities ‘apocalypse’ Emily Dixon, October 31, 2024 The proposed closure of multiple undergraduate humanities programmes...
Peter Sloterdijk: “El ser humano contemporáneo solo se refugia del futuro con actitudes frívolas”
Peter Sloterdijk, filósofo: “El ser humano contemporáneo solo se refugia del futuro con actitudes frívolas” El gran pensador alemán sostiene que el futuro pinta sombrío. Vivimos como si no pasara nada pero, con el calentamiento global, todos tenemos la sensación de...
Uso de indicadores y rankings en la evaluación de la investigación académica
Stop using rankings to evaluate research, study recommends Wagdy Sawahel, 28 June 2024 A review of the literature on the use of university rankings in research evaluation and excellence initiatives points to an agreement that rankings should not be used in research...
EEUU: crisis de la educación superior y las artes liberales
Deep Reading Will Save Your Soul Real learning has become impossible in universities. DIY programs offer a better way. WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ, MAY 29, 2024 Universities are in crisis—losing public support, shaken by internal divisions, facing angry donors and alumni, and...
Doctorados en artes y humanidades
We need a debate about PhDs in the arts and humanities. Now. Christopher Smith 04 May 2024 For a qualification which is so steeped in the appearance of prestige, the doctorate is remarkably under-examined. It has changed relatively little in terms of output, form and...
Novelas de campus universitarios
Five of the best campus novels Donna Tartt’s cult tale of toxic friendship, John Williams’s anti-campus must-read and Zadie Smith’s superb third novel – here are the books that ace academia Kate McCusker Thu 15 Feb 2024 The beauty of the traditional campus novel is...
La prohibición de conocer como principio educativo
Teaching Ignorance in Florida Prohibitions on knowledge draw attention to what they prohibit. By Peter Brooks FEBRUARY 6, 2024 “Teaching Ignorance”: That’s the title of a famous essay by the literary critic Barbara Johnson, published in a 1982 issue of Yale French...
Noruega: Auge de la filosofía, las humanidades y la interdiscipliba
Five ERC grants: Philosophy is the new star at Oslo University Jan Petter Myklebust 19 January 2024 The discipline of philosophy is enjoying a resurgence at the University of Oslo following the launch of a number of innovative interdisciplinary teaching programmes...
Trump culpa al Departamento de Educación
Trump culpa al Departamento de Educación de los malos resultados escolares: “Vamos a cerrarlo. No nos está sirviendo...
Educación XXI: problemas de adolescencia
Educación XXI: problemas de adolescencia José Joaquín Brunner, 23 de marzo de 2025 Es posible que gran parte de la...
Comunidad de Madrid: “Los dispositivos distraen”…
La prohibición de las pantallas avanza en los colegios, se acabó el optimismo tecnológico en educación: “Los...
España: Motivos de un mal PISA
El declive del rendimiento de los estudiantes en España: qué frena su mejora según el creador de PISA y otros expertos...