Interdisciplinary Humanities - Volume X - Number 3 - Summer, 1993

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Interdisciplinary Humanities journal issue focuses on how environmentalism relates to humanism and to the teaching of integrated humanities across disciplines. The issue presents a table of contents covering inclusive pedagogy, educational discussion groups, living museums, bibliographical work on comics in academia, and integrated thinker development in capstone experiences, alongside contributor and editorial information for submission and publication. Copyright and indexing details are included, anchoring the scholarly mission and editorial scope.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages60

Reading Time1 h 32 min

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ENVIRONMENTALISM VS.HUMANISM

INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES Dedicated to the teaching of integrated studiesamong the humanities,arts and related fieldsin schools,colleges and cultural institutions. ISSN 1056-6139 SUMMER,1993 VOLUME X,NUMBER 3 CONTENTS Environmentalism vs.HumanismFrank Dreisbach Toward an Inclusive Pedagogy:The Case for Using Television toTeach Human Values Across DisciplinesDeborah Petersen-Perlman.. . . 11 Artifact in Action:Children,Living Museums and PossibilitiesVicki A.Green Comics in the Academy:A Bibliographical EssayJeff Williams 29 Developing Integrated Thinkers in a Capstone ExperienceSteve Walter,Terri Tomaszek,and Earl Rollins-Page 37 Preparing and Conducting...Discussion Groups in ClassGeorgia Jo Van Dam 45 Readers Responding:A Success StoryMary M.Navarre 53 INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES is the official journal of the National Association forHumanities Education,with editorial offices at the Department ofInterdisciplinary Programs·College of Liberal Arts·University ofMinnesota,Duluth·Duluth,MN 55812 The University of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. VOLUME TEN:NUMBER THREE:SUMMER,1993 # STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:Fred E.H.Schroeder,Professor of Humanities, University of Minnesota-Duluth ASSOCIATE EDITORS:Sharon Scholl,Professor of Humanities, Jacksonville University;Eve Browning Cole,Associate Professor of Philosophyand Humanities/Classics,University of Minnesota-Duluth BOOK REVIEW EDITOR:James V.Mehl,Professor of Humanities,Missouri Western State College PRODUCTION EDITOR:Nancy Korby,Program Associate,Continuing Education &Extension,University of Minnesota-Duluth SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER:Janet Stanaway,Executive Secretary,Department of Philosophy,University of Minnesota-Duluth,(218)726-8548 Published by the National Association for Humanities Education at the Department of Interdiscipli-nary Programs,University of Minnesota,Duluth.Subscriptions and renewals are $20 per year.Checks should be made out to NAHE and sent to INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES,365 A.B.Anderson Hall,UMD,Duluth,MN 55812. When renewing,please be sure to include your expiration code from the mailing label or enclosethe label. # CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION Contributors should consult the Editorial Policies sheet carefully.As will be seen,IH is wide-rang-ing,quite permissive and has no "party line"in respect to definitions of humanities,interdiscipli-nary and education,but the wide boundaries are nonetheless firm.Please do not submit articlesover twelve pages long unless you are planning to revise. INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES is indexed by ERIC Copyright 1993-National Association for Humanities Education # ENVIRONMENTALISM VS.HUMANISM tors outside and inside classrooms(values of the market place and partisancauses,for example).One detractorwhich is vocal just now and formidableis the environmental movement,be-cause it has become a serious concernof diverse groups,and because it has anedge in holding our attention:the verysurvival of the planet. Let a certain saving ambition invadeour souls so that,impatient ofmediocrity,we pant after the highestthings and (since,if we will,we can)bend all our efforts to their attainment. Giovanni Pico della MirandolaOration on the Dignity of Man,1487 Those who are ignorant of the presentstate of the world have a faith inhumanism that is much easier to com-prehend.Perceiving our power,but notits consequences,they are free toproject their fantasies upon a magicalfuture. As a movement with a name,Environ-mentalism is new,perhaps,threedecades old,coincident with environ-mental crises coming to the surface.Itis a cluster of points of view whichagree on the urgency of its concerns butwhich disagree over several points.Sometimes its position is prudent(weshould take care of the environment forour own sakes).But sometimes it isbiocentric(all creatures—and thustheir necessary habitats—have equalpurchase)or ecocentric(the process asa whole is an end

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What is the focus of the “Environmentalism vs. Humanism” section?

The section contrasts the environmental movement with humanism, discussing differences in assumptions, ethical arguments for nonhuman creatures, and recurring accusations against human-centered frameworks.

What are the main topics listed in the issue’s contents?

Topics include inclusive pedagogy using television, children and living museums, comics in academia, integrated thinkers in capstone experiences, classroom discussion groups, and readers’ responses.

What submission guidance is given in the contributor information?

Contributors are advised to consult editorial policies carefully, and not to submit articles longer than twelve pages unless revising.

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