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Patricia O’Connell Killen Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Full Profile killenpo@plu.edu

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Greetings from the DeanWelcome from PLU, where the Division of Humanities is wrapping up a remarkably busy and productive academic year.  This year’s edition of Prism will catch you up on the great things our faculty have been doing—in the classroom and beyond. In our cover story, four of our faculty reflect on why study in the Humanities remains essential in our 21st Century. Doug Oakman affirms the Humanities’ deep concern with the beautiful, the true, and the good, as they come together in

BooknotesThe Humanities faculty at PLU are not only great teachers and able servants of the university, they are also highly-regarded researchers and authors. We are proud to feature recent books by faculty in the PLU Humanities division. Click on the book cover to visit publisher websites!Overpour by Jane WongThe Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists by Kevin O'BrienAncient Egypt: The Basics by Donald Ryan

Expanding the Mind in German StudiesThe German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften – literally translated, the sciences of the spirit or of the mind. The term, coined by the historian Wilhelm Dilthey in the 19th century, has its roots in the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s concept of “Geist” as a superindividual cultural consciousness. (In English we encounter the German loan word “Geist” in the term Zeitgeist, which describes the spirit of a particular

Introduction Spring, 2022 This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge… May 26, 2022

Introduction Spring, 2022 This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge… May 26, 2022

communication program in fall 2016, blending communication theory, visual concepts and digital practices. Visual communication is the study of how visual elements makes us feel, supports or detracts from arguments, and functions in our world today. “That idea that a picture is worth a thousand words is true if you pick the right picture,” said Young, who is also chair of the Communication and Theatre department. This program, which bridges the gap between communication and design, encompasses many digital