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A 21st‐Century Humanities for the Community College
Author(s) -
Alford Barry,
Elden Lucia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20073
Subject(s) - digital humanities , community college , humanities , curriculum , sociology , pedagogy , general education , art , medical education , medicine
This essay examines not only the role the humanities play in the community college curriculum but also how our approach to and understanding of the humanities must change. The defense of a 21st‐century humanities has to begin in the experience of our students and not in the traditional canons of our disciplines.