The Space Between the Lines: Why the Best Part of the Humanities Can’t Be Rubriced
An essay by philosopher Matt Duncan offers a refreshing take on humanities for those of us who feel like the soul of our disciplines is being squeezed out by data.
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Globalizing the History Classroom: New Tools for Interpreting Authoritarianism
The American Historical Review (AHR) recently launched Authoritarianism 101: A Global History, an open-access series of primary source-driven teaching modules. The initiative looks across regions—incl
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The Great Inversion: Generative AI and the New Disciplinary Hierarchy
For decades, the humanities have often found themselves defending their utility in a landscape dominated by the hard sciences and technical fields. However, the rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) is
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Beyond the Technical: Why Geoenergy Needs the Humanities
The global transition to low-carbon energy is frequently framed as a series of engineering hurdles, yet the success of these technologies depends entirely on human systems, values, and histories. A re
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The Invisible Labor of the Archive: Navigating Automated Erasure in 2026
As Humanities faculty integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into archival research, a critical emerging issue has moved to the forefront. A 2026 synthesis in Frontiers in Education warns that an over
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The "Human" in the Machine
