Humanities

关于 the Humanities Area of Concentration

“Humanities” is the study of human thought, creation, and experience, the studia humanitatis. It’s rooted in ancient global debates about developing “virtue” through balancing contemplation with action in the world. Studying Humanities asks what does it mean to be human? What goes into the category of the human and, importantly, how does the human intersect with the non-human world? The Humanities AOC invites students to work across disciplines and interdisciplinary fields, to range widely, and to explore  human thought, expression, and experience through multiple lenses.

Humanities collects together the academic fields concerned with human expression and thought. At New College, Humanities includes Art and Art History, 经典, Languages and Literatures (Chinese, 英语, 法国, 德国, Ancient Greek, 拉丁, 俄罗斯, 西班牙语), 音乐, Philosophy, and Religion. Humanities collaborates or informs interdisciplinary areas— Environmental Studies; Gender Studies; 健康, Culture and Societies; International and Area Studies; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Theater, 跳舞, and Performance Studies, to name only a few interdisciplinary programs at New College.