The Edinburgh Companion to the New European Humanities

The first collection highlights the strengths and contributions of the Humanities in the European region, emphasizing their positive impact on core areas of human experience, formulation of new ethical social imaginaries, and exploration of decolonial transculturality. It also addresses the threats the Humanities face, such as public discourses questioning their value, underfunding, and risks to intellectual freedom and diversity. The volume proposes innovative tools to increase collective awareness of injustice and make recommendations for the implementation of innovative approaches to the Humanities.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2024
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

This groundbreaking collection is the first to showcase the immense strengths and invaluable contributions of the Humanities in the European region. It emphasizes the positive and multifaceted impact of the Humanities on fundamental aspects of human experience, enabling them to shape new frameworks that redefine our collective and individual relationships with the world. Moreover, the volume delves into innovative ethical, social, and decolonial imaginaries, as well as exploring gender-based scenarios and spaces of transcultural exchange.

However, this collection also faces significant challenges that threaten the very essence of the Humanities. Public discourses questioning the value of the Humanities, chronic underfunding of teaching and research in universities and institutions, and the fundamental risks to intellectual freedom, democracy, critical discourse, diversity, and the radical imagination posed by political and market forces and organizations are among the threats that loom large.

In response to these challenges, this volume offers innovative tools to enhance our collective awareness of forms of injustice, exclusion, and the suffering of both human and non-human inhabitants of our planet. It explores the posthuman future of the Humanities and makes recommendations for implementing innovative approaches that will shape the future of this field.

The Humanities have the power to inspire, challenge, and transform our understanding of the world, and this collection serves as a testament to their enduring significance. By highlighting the positive impact of the Humanities on core areas of human experience and by proposing new ethical, social, and decolonial frameworks, this volume contributes to a more inclusive and equitable society. It is a call to action for all who value the Humanities and believe in their ability to shape a better future for all.

Dimension: 244 x 170 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399505192