http://news.stanford.edu Latest Humanities news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif http://news.stanford.edu http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/nussbaum-democracy-humanities-020912.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/nussbaum-democracy-humanities-020912.html Author and philosopher Martha Nussbaum says a declining emphasis on the study of the humanities could lead to a world of "useful profit makers with no imaginations." Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/revs-film-series-020712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/revs-film-series-020712.html The automobile is center stage in a film series sponsored by the Revs Program at Stanford, which was developed to bridge humanities and fine arts, social sciences, design, science and engineering. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/applebaum-aphasia-music-020312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/applebaum-aphasia-music-020312.html Mangled vocal samples, random icons and precise hand gestures come together in a mesmerizing performance by Stanford music scholar Mark Applebaum. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/pan-asian-fest-020212.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/pan-asian-fest-020212.html Students pay homage to cultural history in the eighth annual Pan-Asian Music Festival. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/walker-evans-cantor-020112.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/walker-evans-cantor-020112.html In public programs, Stanford scholars share their views on the groundbreaking artistic endeavors of photographer Walker Evans. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/tanner-lecture-discussion-013012.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/tanner-lecture-discussion-013012.html You don't have to be a philosopher to contemplate the nature of the universe, the nature of the self, and the meaning of life. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/gloria-steinem-talk-012712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/gloria-steinem-talk-012712.html The co-founder of Ms. magazine celebrates the 40th anniversary of the pioneering publication. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/feminist-journalism-panel-012712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/feminist-journalism-panel-012712.html At a Stanford panel discussion, editors, activists and bloggers come together to salute Ms. magazine and consider the future. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/gloria-steinem-advance-012312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/gloria-steinem-advance-012312.html "I'm on campuses a lot, very different kinds of schools," Gloria Steinem said. "I still get asked, 'How can I [the student] combine motherhood and career?' and I tell them, 'Until men are asking that same question, you can't.'" Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://humanexperience.stanford.edu/tanner2012 http://humanexperience.stanford.edu/tanner2012 Princeton philosophy Professor John Cooper will give this year's Tanner Lectures on Human Values. To Cooper, many of the ancient philosophers intended not just to educate, but to offer their students a way of life. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/design-school-space-011812.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/design-school-space-011812.html Stanford's d.school space is the stage for creative collaboration. A new book by two of its leaders provides direction for design spaces elsewhere. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/antidote-to-terror-011712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/antidote-to-terror-011712.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/richard-white-railroaded-011312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/richard-white-railroaded-011312.html Stanford historian Richard White said he began his book, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America, 12 years ago knowing only that he wanted to write something about the American West and railroads. He was unprepared for what he found in the archives. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://humanexperience.stanford.edu/mlkmemorial http://humanexperience.stanford.edu/mlkmemorial Clayborne Carson, director of Stanford's Martin Luther King Institute, drew on his vast knowledge of King as he advised urban planners, architects and designers on the memorial that now stands on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/stanford-ms-magazine-010912.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/stanford-ms-magazine-010912.html Stanford University will mark the 40th anniversary of Ms. magazine with a winter quarter series of events titled "Ms. at 40 and the Future of Feminism." The keynote address, on Jan. 26, will be delivered by founding editor Gloria Steinem. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST