An article by Volunteer Stories, a production of UT’s Office of Communication & Marketing, is highlighting the work done by the UT Humanities Center. \u201cThe New Humanities, UT is paving the way for a new humanities movement that will make life and lives better\u201d is an in-depth look at how the Center crosses disciplines to offer an enriching and deeply analytical view of human life and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An excerpt from the article<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What can people learn from the arts and humanities today, in a world focused on the bottom line? Amy Elias has a list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 To pay attention and analyze closely \u201cThis is what the humanities have always taught and always invested in, and these are also the values and skills of the new economy,\u201d says Elias, director of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The humanities today offer the public new ways to engage with the past and the present, connecting humanities research with fields such as medicine, energy studies, environmental studies, and data studies and expanding the impact of arts, literature, and history into local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 To use language to communicate effectively
\u2022 To form connection to histories and cultures within the global environment
\u2022 To apply ethics, logic, and reason to examine human values<\/p>\n\n\n\n