1. The Humanities, Declining?
- Author
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BÉRUBÉ, MICHAEL
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HUMANITIES education in universities & colleges , *HIGHER education , *COLLEGE enrollment , *ART education in universities & colleges , *COLLEGE majors , *LITERATURE studies in universities & colleges , *CRITICAL theory , *STATISTICS - Abstract
The article discusses the state of humanities higher education in the U.S. as of 2013, focusing on the number of students enrolled in humanities majors at colleges and universities. Topics include the relative decline of the study of English literature, the rise in arts majors since 1970, and the role of theories of race, class, and gender in literary studies. Also addressed are educational statistics compiled by statistician Nate Silver, data from the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and undergraduate student enrollment in the U.S.
- Published
- 2013