A topic that came out of most of our conversations—in more or less explicit language—was the value of empathy and the value of understanding and promoting diversity. When we asked Professor Behr...Read More
Currently there are several ideological and pedagogical debates surrounding the Geneseo humanities sequence: second only to the battle over the canon, the debate over whether or not the humanities sho...Read More
In our very first interview for this project, we spoke at length with Professor Asher about the Western canon and the attempt at Geneseo to make the humanities sequence a more global course. Profess...Read More
Because the humanities sequence is taught largely by adjuncts, funding was a large part of our conversations. Professor Asher, the director of the humanities at Geneseo, described very succinctly ho...Read More
Throughout our conversations with the faculty and students at Geneseo, our interviewees were certain that liberal arts institutions are unique environments; this uniqueness, it seems to us, is a resul...Read More