Remixing the Humanities

We talk with Ayanna Thompson about the future of SAA!

We talk with Ayanna Thompson about the future of SAA!

After our discussion of the role of Shakespeare in the academy from a scholarly angle, what do we make of his place in the classroom? Geoff, Michael, and Devori discuss the role Shakespeare plays in teaching, both in Shakespeare/early modern classes, and in others? How do we “use” Shakespeare as a tool? To what extent does the teaching of Shakespeare provide job security? What can/should we learn from the Shakespearean model of education? For those of us who teach Shakespeare AND composition, what can each learn from the other?

Your fearless PhDs are back with another installment, this time exploring the relationship of Shakespeare to the current state of the humanities. Is he a pillar of the language and the field that must be protected at all costs, or are we due for a little iconoclasm? How necessary is studying the Bard of Avon to those pursuing an English Renaissance degree? To what extent is the "Shakespeare" we know and love rooted to the idea of the text, or how much of him is embedded in performance and timeliness? In short - do we have to make our peace with Shakespeare to save the humanities?

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It's our second super-sized episode! In this discussion, Geoff, Michael, and Devori take on the state of the humanities in our nation's HE institutions. Is there a crisis in the humanities, and does it look like we think it does? Why does the commodification of education seem to strike the humanities particularly hard? Are digital humanities the saviors we’re all waiting for – either financially or ideologically? How do technology and the humanities mix – is it another skill-set we need to teach? What essential roles do humanities classes play in today’s increasingly noisy world? Are we in the humanities uniquely poised to teach certain critical lessons to college students?

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Join our new podcast as we discuss the intricacies of working in the humanities in an ever-changing academic culture. How does the university view "the humanities?" What is the role of a humanities instructor in the business-ified world of higher education? Please follow us on Twitter at @humanitiesremix, and for further conversation join us on Facebook at Remix the Humanities. Please like, share, rate, and subscribe!