An Overthought Narrative: Humanities vs STEM Part 1

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Would you like fries with that English degree? Dani pits the Humanities and STEM against each other in this double feature to settle once and for all which arm of education ought to be amputated in the name of cost-effective efficient synergetic return on investment DBA incentive.

Dani interviews UVU Doctor-professors Zan Cammack, an English Literature professor and host of "The Thing About Austen," Ezgi Sertler, and Leslie Simon to figure out why someone would devote their entire life to studying the humanities.

The Thing About Austen:

https://open.spotify.com/show/7iqMz2b039yva3AQXjRH3O?si=8408b64dbf734b61

SOURCES:

1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/humanities
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanities
3. https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/humanism-renaissance/v-1#:~:text=Renaissance%20humanists%20understood%20by%20studia,The%20dominant%20discipline%20was%20rhetoric.
4. https://www.uvu.edu/visitors/history.html
5. https://www.uvu.edu/chss/#departments *includes sub-pages (i.e., “English & Literature” page, etc.) for the specific departments. These sub-pages can be accessed through this page.
6. Personal experience. Trust me on this. Also https://www.uvu.edu/undergrad-research/uvu-journals.html
7. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/us/liberal-arts-college-degree-humanities.html
8. https://www.forbes.com/sites/willarddix/2018/03/28/eliminating-the-humanities-decimates-every-students-education/?sh=79741075803e
9. https://president.mla.hcommons.org/2022/08/10/the-humanities-crisis-is-a-funding-crisis/
10. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/29/the-guardian-view-on-arts-and-humanities-under-threat-on-campus
11. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-decline-of-liberal-arts-and-humanities-western-philosophy-college-students-major-degrees-progressive-conservative-odysseus-6f327963
12. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/the-real-reason-the-humanities-are-in-crisis/282441/ *First two paragraphs in the free preview of the article.
13. https://corriganliteraryreview.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/want-a-job-with-that-english-degree/
14. https://time.com/3964415/ceo-degree-liberal-arts/
15. https://www.businessinsider.com/successful-liberal-arts-majors-2012-12#jerry-brown-governor-of-california-and-classics-major-at-uc-berkeley-27
16. https://www.uvualumni.org/s/1045/bp21/interior.aspx?sid=1045&gid=1&pgid=320

NOTE: The opinions expressed are those of the podcast participants alone, and do not necessarily represent Utah Valley University or the UVU Center for Social Impact.