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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

  • Greetings from the Dean 2018 Posted by: Matthew / May 7, 2018 May 7, 2018 By Kevin J. O'BrienDean of HumanitiesEach year, the PLU Division of Humanities puts together a collection of stories into Prism, offering a few reflections of the great work our faculty do in classrooms and beyond. This year’s stories will introduce you to a new Philosophy professor, a Nordic Studies professor who returned to teach at his alma mater, and our new Director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center. You will get

  • 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

  • Summer at Columbia University Posted by: alemanem / March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021 Registration for Columbia Summer courses is now open at Columbia University. Explore the full range of multidisciplinary academic opportunities available at Columbia this summer across their two sessions: Session A (May 3–June 18) and Session B (June 28–August 16). Columbia Summer is designed to meet a range of student interests and needs, including: to earn additional credits for degree requirements, take classes

  • Tufts University Graduate Program Posted by: nicolacs / November 10, 2022 November 10, 2022 Tufts is a top-tier research institution located just five miles from Boston, a vibrant city and a hub of scientific innovation. We are just the right size to combine cutting-edge research with a more personalized mentoring experience. We pride ourselves on our accomplished research groups with multidisciplinary approaches and a high level of federal funding in all fields of chemistry including physical

  • others. And regardless if one has or hasn’t found a way to adapt yet, learning is an ongoing process.Students of the Humanities Division at PLU are no strangers to Mortvedt Library. The library’s research resources and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) program have often been the saving graces for many research papers. Students who find themselves unable to utilize the library’s in person resources can find useful information in the online database. One such student is James, a junior double majoring in

  • Expanding the Mind in German Studies Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Kirsten Christensen and Jennifer JenkinsOriginally Published in 2016The 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