The Hindu

Rethinking higher education through real-world learning

Every year, India produces millions of graduates. Not just engineers but those who hold degrees in History and Political Science, Commerce (who have memorised accounting standards) and Economics who ...
Backstage

What is film theory?

Film theory is the study of how films and moving images more generally create meaning, and how audiences interpret them. It combines elements of philosophy, psychology, art criticism, and cultural ...
The New York Times

In Today’s Conspiracy Theories, the Lack of Evidence Is the Evidence

The conspiracy theories of our time seem fixated on an absence of clues. By Peter C. Baker In Nick Shirley’s mega-viral YouTube videos alleging social-services fraud in Minnesota, the important piece ...
Cinema Blend

There's A Paradise Theory Making The Rounds, And I Really Hope It's Wrong

There are some major spoilers ahead for Paradise, so if you aren’t caught up, fire up your Hulu subscription and come back when you’re ready to get into theories about the show. Introducing the idea ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Madsen, S. R., & Wilson, I. K. (2012). Humanistic Theory of Learning: Maslow. In N. M. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning (pp. 1471-1474). Springer US.

ABSTRACT: This paper is an attempt to explore how Maria Montessori’s pedagogy relates to the humanistic orientation of contemporary Russian education. The study is grounded in humanistic learning ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

New UChicago project explores how humanities can advance AI research

How should humanistic scholars evaluate and harness the potential of generative AI? In what ways can they contribute to its development? An interdisciplinary group of researchers is convening at the ...
WMNF

The thoroughly debunked chemtrails theory provides a textbook example of how conspiracy theories work

Contrails have a simple explanation, but not everyone wants to believe it. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Calum Lister Matheson, University of Pittsburgh Online influencers with millions of followers have ...
news.ucsc

Humanistic approaches to urgent environmental issues

micha cárdenas, a professor of Critical Race & Ethnic Studies, used art to sound the warning about global climate tipping points in a high-profile artwork The Probability Engine: Atlantic Overturning.
MIT Technology Review

How conspiracy theories infiltrated the doctor’s office

Every day, physicians and therapists work to keep their patients safe. Medical rumors, misinformation, and an online web of disreputable sources aren’t making their jobs any easier. As anyone who has ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Zhang, X. (2024). Humanistic Learning Theory. In Z. Kan (Ed.), The ECPH Encyclopedia of Psychology (pp. 671-672). Springer.

ABSTRACT: Motivation is formed by a breadth of elements, including biological, psychological, social, cultural, and environmental influences, and is characterised as a key component of students’ ...
The Conversation

Half a century of the ‘male gaze’: why Laura Mulvey’s pioneering theory still resonates today

On October 1 1975, the academic journal Screen published an essay by British film theorist Laura Mulvey titled Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema. It is a groundbreaking critique of classical ...