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Rens Bod@rensbod.bsky.social |
The definition by Jeffrey Wilson that "the humanities study the things humans make" does not do justice to global diversity. No essentialist definition will satisfy all humanities practices. We need a practice-based definition that looks at what humanities scholars actually do.
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Rens Bod
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We can draw inspiration from different practices in the world, especially if we want to arrive at a more strategic definition, as Wilson strives for. Just have a look what the German "Geisteswissenschaften", the French "Sciences humaines" or the Chinese "wen ren" include.
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