Discusses the role of the University of Toronto's humanities chair in dealing with other disciplines at the university. (MM)

Although the knowledge and content of the sciences and humanities differ, the differences are superficial and a basic similarity is often overlooked. The disciplines use common intellectual or methodological principles for generating ideas and for justifying and defending conclusions. (MSE)

Traces the evolution of perspectives on Latin American underdevelopment to reveal the changing realities in Latin America as well as evolving world views. Covering the five centuries since Columbus discovered the West Indies, Topik concludes that the idea of underdevelopment is a European construct resulting from greater European progress and a…

The strength of the optometric profession lies in its members. Optometric education should include training in the use of the language, both for understanding and to prevent misunderstanding, and should emphasize values and ethics. (MSE)

Suggests that literature and film have untapped potential for increasing understanding of intercultural relations, pointing out both problems and advantages in the use of these mediums. (Author/CB)

Not all of those teaching the humanities agree on a common agenda for the future, with traditional categories of instruction being encroached upon by new areas of scholarship. In the humanities, authority will no longer rest in the content of traditional texts, but in the activity of interpreting texts. (MSE)

There must be a return to classic texts in humanities instruction, but the selection of those texts is no longer simple, because of questions about (1) identifying which are classics and (2) connections made between the classic texts studied and a student's personal life. (MSE)

This study explored the use of the monographic literature in British and American literary studies and compared its findings with those of studies of humanities journals. It was found that book references were the predominant tool for humanities scholarship and that manuscripts were cited almost as often as journal articles. (EJS)

Describes classroom experiences while teaching a unit on Matisse to gifted students. (EL)

Psychology can be considered a humanity as well as a science. Distinctions between the humanities and the sciences are examined, and five characteristics of a humanity are suggested. Three examples of psychology as a humanity are provided. The impact that this view might have on teaching and research is discussed. (Author/RM)

Discusses implications and ideas presented at the Rhetoric of the Human Sciences Conference (University of Iowa, March 28-31, 1984), a symposium in which distinguished representatives from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences met to share common dissatisfactions with prevailing scientific orthodoxies and common interests in…

Paper delivered at a 1975 Conference on Humanities and the Social Sciences, sponsored by the Rockefeller Institute. (DD)

Leading scientists and humanitarians were asked questions regarding the intellectual split between their Two Cultures (see C. P. Snow). Positive efforts in the integration of the sciences and humanities were described in education news media, and national programs. A call was made for the development of a Third Culture--social science. (CS)

Institutions are bringing the professional artist into their instructional and cultural environments through five approaches: concert performances, extended performances, master classes, part-time residencies, and full-time residencies. The effect of each program on the artist and the college or university is examined. (Author/LBH)

This special issue contains the following articles: (1) "Critiquing the Center: Rigoberta Menchu and Enrique Dussel" (Joseph R. Hoff); (2) "Caroline Maria De Jesus: A Testimonial Voice in the Wilderness" (Eva Bueno); (3) "Latin American Women's Voices: La Malinche to Rigoberta Menchu" (Ana Maria Romo de Mease); (4) "China in Borges''The Garden of…