Abstract
The New Humanities are a signifcant critical and creative response to
the Anthropocene, especially the Environmental, Medical, Public and Digital
Humanities. This chapter examines the rise of these new felds of research and
teaching and assesses their salient features, theoretical assumptions and methodological innovations, as well as their institutional applications. The authors argue
that far from being the symptom of crisis, the New Humanities are a sign of vitality
and innovation and that their capital of knowledge and representation needs to be
enlisted to public debates about the Anthropocene. Equally necessary is the inspiration provided by many generations of critical interdisciplinary felds, notably feminist, gender, decolonial and race studies. The article argues forcefully for a culture
of mutual respect between the Humanities, Social sciences and Life sciences to
support researchers and citizens through the ongoing transformations.
the Anthropocene, especially the Environmental, Medical, Public and Digital
Humanities. This chapter examines the rise of these new felds of research and
teaching and assesses their salient features, theoretical assumptions and methodological innovations, as well as their institutional applications. The authors argue
that far from being the symptom of crisis, the New Humanities are a sign of vitality
and innovation and that their capital of knowledge and representation needs to be
enlisted to public debates about the Anthropocene. Equally necessary is the inspiration provided by many generations of critical interdisciplinary felds, notably feminist, gender, decolonial and race studies. The article argues forcefully for a culture
of mutual respect between the Humanities, Social sciences and Life sciences to
support researchers and citizens through the ongoing transformations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of the Antrhopocene. Humans between Heritage and Future |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pages | 463-468 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-031-25910-4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-25909-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |