3.668 scope of Humanist (48)

Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca)
Mon, 30 Oct 89 20:15:15 EST

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 668. Monday, 30 Oct 1989.


(1) Date: Sun, 29 Oct 89 22:34:04 EST (11 lines)
From: David Megginson <MEGGIN@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
Subject: Computing and the Humanities in Humanist

(2) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 89 10:41:08 MDT (21 lines)
From: SKIP KNOX <DUSKNOX@IDBSU>
Subject: 3.659 adverts on Humanist, etc. (137)

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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 89 22:34:04 EST
From: David Megginson <MEGGIN@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
Subject: Computing and the Humanities in Humanist

When I have technical or software questions, I post them on Usenet
through Bitnet. Personally, I would prefer to see more humanities and
less computing in Humanist....
David Megginson <MEGGIN@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 89 10:41:08 MDT
From: SKIP KNOX <DUSKNOX@IDBSU>
Subject: 3.659 adverts on Humanist, etc. (137)


Here's a vote for non-technical issues, from a techie. I was trained as
a European historian, but my current job is PC support in the Data
Center at Boise State University. Technical issues are really pretty
boring and anyway there are a hundred sources for such.

But this forum provides a rare opportunity for scholars from various
disciplines to talk about the role of humanities in higher education and
in society in general, as well as to talk about ways to use computers in
teaching humanities (and in research). What do we mean by The
Humanities? Do professors of philosophy, history, literature, etc.
share some common pedagogical ground? If so, should we be more
conscientious in pointing that out to our students? These kind of
questions are far more interesting to me than the latest hyper hoo-hah.

Skip Knox, Boise State University, DUSKNOX@IDBSU