What is it about?
This book brings together fourteen studies showing how arts and humanities are essential for understanding today’s Europe. It explores topics like personal and cultural identity, gender issues, and how space and movement—such as migration and tourism—shape our lives. The volume argues that the humanities need to be more relevant by breaking down traditional academic barriers and engaging with real social issues. Overall, it shows that the humanities can help us understand and improve our society and build a fairer world.
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Why is it important?
This volume is important because it highlights how the humanities remain vital for addressing complex social and cultural challenges in Europe today. By connecting different disciplines and real-world issues, it demonstrates how arts and humanities can contribute to a more just, inclusive, and understanding society, countering attacks on their value and relevance.
Perspectives
The central argument in this volume ancipates my book-length study of Ali Smith's fiction (Routledge, 2025). Its introduction makes a powerful case for the relevance of the arts and humanities in the contemporary world. Highlights from the book include insightful chapters by prominent scholars like Sabine Coelsch-Foisner, Eduardo de Gregorio-Godeo, Jane Ekstam (author of the Katja's World Game trilogy), Slávka Tomaščíková, Estella Tincknell, Mark E. Casey and Roberta Piazza.
Dr José Igor Prieto-Arranz
University of the Balearic Islands
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This page is a summary of: The Humanities Still Matter, January 2020, Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers,
DOI: 10.3726/b15360.
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