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The Power of See, Think, Me, We

Catlin Tucker

This could mean considering how a community or group (which could be as small as the classroom or as large as humanity) would perceive the subject or how it might affect or be affected by it. Students could discuss topics like the importance of friendship or how birthdays are celebrated differently in various cultures.

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The Strange Power of Laughter

Sapiens

As the cultural studies scholar Fran McDonald showsin her analysis of the incident, laughter without humor appears to render us mechanical, terrifying, monstrous. We dont fully understand why humans make this sound when we laugh. Nor is laughter unique to humans. Giving meaning to laughter seems to be distinctively human.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook. Published by Cambridge University Press, Public Humanities is pitched as a very large tent. Its open to all disciplines, geographies, periods, methodologies, authors, and audiences across the humanities.