Learning to transform, not only criticize, circumstances is an important part of humanities education.
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To address declining humanities enrolments, these programs should ensure they offer more than critical theory for identifying and analyzing problems.
A 12th-century commentary on the Book of Job shows Satan transmitting a disease to him.
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The field of ‘monster studies’ looks at how texts reflect ideas about what’s evil, weird or scary.
Green spaces are inequitably distributed across cities: The quality and quantity are lower in racialized neighbourhoods.
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Green spaces can be part of the plan to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19. But city officials and policy-makers must address systemic racism for urban green spaces to benefit public health.
Beth in ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ is surrounded by a community of male allies in awe of her brilliance.
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Can everyday women expect men to dramatically revise their sexist attitudes like the men surrounding the chess whiz in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’? The MeToo utopia answers: Why shouldn’t they?
Cancel culture has led to the work of the many people who helped create a piece of art and culture being disregarded.
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To cancel or not to cancel? As the debate inevitably rages on, here are two extra perspectives to help add some nuance to the debate
South Africa’s new sex education curriculum is seen by some as infringing on the rights of parents.
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Objections raised about the school syllabus by parents, schools and civil society point to a bigger problem with the state.