Info & Resources
Welcome to CivicStory's humanities info and resources page. The graphics, video segments, and text stories below explore aspects of the public humanities and their relevance to news and our democracy.
Videos
Video #1: Perspectives on News and Humanities [2:30]
Three editors and journalists trade ideas on humanities and news: Robin Wilson-Glover, NJ.com (retired); Deborah Yaffe, freelance journalist; and Nicola Menzie, Faithfully Magazine Founder and Managing Editor.
Video #2: The “Superpowers” of the Humanities [2:30]
A journalist/author describes three essential “superpowers” that humanities offers to journalism: historical context; complexity; and embraces ambiguity.
Text Articles
Reaching Higher: The Drive to Increase Newark’s Rates of Post-Secondary Education
by Deborah Yaffe (Dec 20, 2023)
Forgotten History: Center highlights civil rights pioneer T. Thomas Fortune
by Deborah Yaffe (Oct. 4, 2023)
Public Forum Videos
The mission of Mosaic by Director of Digital Opinion for NJ.com.
What Humanities Do – Dr. Judith Stark, Professor of Philosophy and the Environment.
Faith & News - Founder and Managing Editor of Faithfully Magazine.
Humanities Hits - Short Videos
Drew University Students on Environmental Writing, Theatre, Philosophy [2:43]
“You can’t have a functional democracy without citizens who can make rational decisions.” “Citizens can be creative; we can’t forget that we have that power”
Seton Hall University Students on Humanities, Diplomacy, Medicine [2:42]
“I wouldn’t be a complete doctor without the humanities -- to enhance my empathy and find out how people think.” “A liberal education is a freeing education.”
Stockton University Faculty on Humanities and the Nature of Democracy [2:00]
“…to describe what it is to be a human.” “The whole nature of democracy is based on a deep understanding of the world around us that allows us to make choices…”
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