We need more humanists & social scientists because these are the fields that help us understand each other across different cultures, languages, and beliefs.
#TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
We need digital humanities because knowledge only matters if people can access it.
Access to scholarly resources should not depend on geography, privilege, or institutional walls.
When we remove barriers, we turn preservation into participation.
#TalkAboutHumanities
Black woman wearing a "Museums are not neutral" T-shirt in front of a mural and a quote about the importance of public history
Public history is how we connection our communities histories to processes of activism and I'm determined to continue to play a role in that ecosystem and defend that ecosystem. #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
We need more philosophers because they teach us how to think deeply and clearly about the most fundamental questions: what matters, what’s true, and how we should live. #TalkAboutHumanities
We need philosophers because they teach us how to think deeply and clearly about the most fundamental questions: what matters, what’s true, and how we should live.
#TalkAboutHumanities
“We need more poets writing about poetry because the sanctity of language is not guaranteed. Our ability to speak freely can disappear without our even realizing it unless we’re constantly reminded of how important even the slightest word is.” — Derek Pollard, Poets on Poetry series editor
“What do theatre historians teach us? They teach us how artists and audiences come together to imagine how the world could be better. I research popular entertainment during the 19th century to understand what ordinary people cared about during times of intense social change.” — Amy E. Hughes, author of An Actor's Tale
“Media studies scholars are essential because the media shapes our reality and influences our perceptions. I study how intersectional identities within the African diaspora are represented in media to reveal how the global flows of images, then and now, foster lasting transnational solidarities.” — Wanjirũ G. Mbure, author of Out for Glamour in Africa
“Political scientists study power (social, financial, intuitional, etc.), examining the ways it impacts lived experience, societal norms, and governing ideals. Politics is not limited to the halls of government but underpins every facet of human experience.” — Madison Allums, Senior Acquiring Editor for Political Science and International Relations at University of Michigan Press
We’re happy to participate in the @acls1919.bsky.social campaign to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences! Here are some responses from our authors and editors about the importance of experts in these fields.
A brown-skinned man with glasses sits in front of three books displayed on a windowsill. The caption below him reads "We Need More Afrofuturists. Everyone deserves a future. I study and teach the work of Black authors and artists because we show the world what's possible. We've fought for the ability to think and dream for ourselves because it's fundamental to being human. People from every background can learn from the power of the Black imagination." The logo for the A.C.L.S. and the hashtag Talk About Humanities
Had to let you know: We need MORE Afrofuturists #TalkAboutHumanities
We've fought for the ability to think and dream for ourselves because it's fundamental to being human. People from every background can learn from the power of the Black imagination.
When public debate feels loud and shallow, we need disciplines that reward depth, evidence, and context. The humanities and social sciences train people to slow down, analyze, and think clearly.
#TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
What do you value about humanities and social sciences?
This week, we’ve been discussing their importance to H-Net.
Now, we want to hear from the individuals/communities that push humanities and social sciences forward.
#TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
Time to #TalkAboutHumanities! Earning a PhD in history taught me how to interrogate sources and ask important questions. I brought this with me to journalism, teaching at the college level, and directing research and publications at H-Net. All require critical thinking and empathy!
A group of people gathered around an interactive exhibit in a museum, with a sign reading "Desperate Times: Limited Measures" above. The exhibit space is dimly lit, highlighting the display. Below the image, a poster reads, "We need historians because every headline has a history," alongside the American Historical Association logo and the hashtag #TalkAboutHumanities.
We need historians because every headline has a history.
History helps us make sense of the world around us every day.
What’s a story, place, or moment that changed how you see the world? 🗃️
#TalkAboutHumanities
Graphic featuring University of Illinois Press logo, reading: "We Need More Literary Scholars. 'Medieval literatures ask many questions we still do: What makes a good leader? How should we relate to one another? What is our place in the world? Reading how others thought through these questions can help us answer them for ourselves.' —Nicole Guenther Discenza, co-editor of Journal of English and Germanic Philology. #TalkAboutHumanities."
"Reading how others thought through these questions can help us answer them for ourselves." — @ndiscenza1.bsky.social , co-editor of Journal of English and Germanic Philology
#TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences @acls1919.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id...
WARREN: I want to understand how slashing healthcare for families so Meta gets a $3b tax cut is a 'really good outcome for the American public'
IRS CEO BISIGNANO: I don't see the two as correlated
W: Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?
It's reverse Robin Hood.
@emily-elliott.bsky.social focused on two books that explain how AND why history is written and rewritten: Lisa Tetrault on US women's suffrage and Danielle L. McGuire on the US civil rights movement. These books, as one student wrote in a course eval, teach “all of history, the good and the bad.”
Writing about @lifexcode.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social argues that variety of the project components-including reading groups, collectives, workshops, and exhibits-show "the humanistic benefits of putting resources and efforts in conversation and connection with one another."
Today, the #FeedingTheElephant team wants to #TalkaboutHumanities and #TalkaboutSocialSciences! @catherinefte.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social, and @emily-elliott.bsky.social share the HSS projects that they find meaningful and important.
🔗 networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
just the sweetest little pangolin you ever saw
fun fact: no pangolin has ever done a single thing wrong in the entire history of the world
What are humanities and social sciences research good for? Consider Enslaved.org: putting names to as many of the people trafficked during the Atlantic slave trade as possible. Insisting on the dignity of every human being. #Talkabouthumanities #talkaboutsocialsciences
Language isn't done one way. We need researchers who share how people do language. I share how signing communities language
#SignedLanguageLinguistics
#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities
ASEEES is excited to join @acls1919.bsky.social to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences this week. Our message is simple: we need more humanities and social sciences scholars and research.
Join us! See: aseees.org/.../join-ase...
#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities #aseees
A beige post with several lines of text. It says: "We need humanities because... The humanities do not resolve uncertainty; they help us see it more clearly. In doing so, they remind us that understanding is not passive, but a moral act with consequences shaped by whose stories we preserve and whose we allow to disappear. — Susanna Ashton The Humanities are crucial in fostering creativity, imagination, cultural and historical awareness, and interpretative skills, as well as offering a much-needed escape from the mundane in an increasingly challenging world. — Michael Allis Humanities research helps us better see the traces of history as the result of real people's thoughts, emotions, decisions, and interactions. It can give us perspective on some of our largest problems, but is also deeply personal at its core. — Kristin Franseen #TalkAboutHumanities"
Here at Clemson University Press, we are participating in a social media campaign with ACLS this week, and we invite you to join in! Our message is simple: our humanities and social sciences are important, and our authors agree. Let us know your own thoughts below! #TalkAboutHumanities
We need humanists designing software & methods to intentionally integrate historical, ethical & cultural contexts into new technologies. #TalkAboutHumanities
We need scholars of ancient Chinese manuscripts because the past is being excavated now, for us to rediscover
#TalkAboutHumanities @acls1919.bsky.social #ACLS
pic: the discovery of the Zaozhi manuscripts, Hubei, China
The President’s 2027 budget proposal proposes dismantling one of the nation’s most vital supporters of historical research: the National Endowment for the Humanities. #TalkAboutHumanities
Read our endorsement of past statements opposing proposed cuts to the NEH: https://ow.ly/SG7x50YIhVE
A woman explains research displayed on a board to a man at an academic event focused on Asian studies. Text: We Need More Asian Studies Scholars. "Why study Asia? Because our collective security and prosperity will depend on a better understanding of Asia. — Christopher Rea, AAS Editorial Board Chair"
For 85 years, AAS has been dedicated to the advancement of #AsianStudies, and our mission has never been more critical. In times of uncertainty and misinformation, we need to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences, as often and in as many venues as possible.
Selfie of millennial Alaska Native historian in front of the Elmer Rasmuson Library at UAF in negative 20 F smiling and holding a peace sign before heading to the archives
As a Native historian I am tasked with combing through archives, published news & Native news, oral histories & testimonies & putting together not only a narrative depicting the 20th century but also showing colonial/imperial events that Native people encountered, shaped &halted #TalkAboutHumanities
Mongolian nomad in traditional attire holding a bird of prey beside a saddled horse in a vast, mountainous landscape, with a quote below from AAS Vice President Christopher Atwood: "What does studying Mongolian nomads tell us about the world? It tells us about how our relations with the animals we hunt and we raise are at the basis of our history. Horses, dogs, cows, and sheep: the modern world was made on their backs, and the stories of Mongolian nomads show us how."
AAS is proud to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences this week as we join American Council of Learned Societies in stating loudly and clearly: we need MORE humanities and social sciences scholars and research. We'll share our thoughts on #AsianStudies throughout the week!
According to Humanities Indicators, humanities majors work across a wide range of sectors, earn substantially more than non-degree holders, & report high job satisfaction. The "unemployable humanities grad" is a myth. We need more humanists.
#TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences
Language shapes everything, from how we think to how we connect and innovate.
Linguists are essential to understanding communication, and to creating ethical, responsible AI. We need more linguists.
#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities
