You searched for bagg - Franklin Humanities Institute https://humanitiesfutures.org/ Humanities Futures Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:21:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 The Future of Political Theory: The Normative Science of Politics https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/future-political-theory-normative-science-politics/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:21:04 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=2963 This essay examines the contrasts between political theory and political science, with a view toward the future trends of the two in relation to one another in the twenty-first century. The author ventures to make three predictions and invites readers to offer their own insights in response.

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]]> The Future of Political Theory: Revisiting Its Past and Some Thoughts About Its Future https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/future-political-theory-revisiting-past-thoughts-future/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:32:09 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=2930 This short essay revisits answers to a similar question about the future of political theory posed 15 years ago and considers the significance of changes that have occurred since then.

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]]> The Future of Political Theory: American Political Thought in the Trump Era https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/future-political-theory-american-political-thought-trump-era/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 18:36:36 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=2916 This essay discusses how the study of American political thought can help contemporary scholars grapple with the rise of authoritarian populism in the United States.

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]]> Table of Contents for Humanities Futures Papers https://humanitiesfutures.org/blog/table-contents-humanities-futures-papers/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 21:03:44 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=blog&p=2900 As of April 2019 we have published 71 “think piece” papers on the Humanities Futures website at https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers.  Here they...

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]]> The Future of Political Theory: Using the Canon to Prepare for Tomorrow https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/future-political-theory-using-canon-prepare-tomorrow/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:03:08 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=2730 Political theory now must come to grips with the practical problems that have arisen from today’s extraordinary technological advances in communication and automation, which in turn have enabled economic globalization, polarization, and the rise of hyperpartisanship.

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]]> How Should We Read a Painting Now? https://humanitiesfutures.org/papers/read-painting-now/ Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:12:04 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=papers&p=1304 How does today’s global art world help open up questions about the global reach of art and artists in the past? And, linking past and present, how do we most effectively use language to convey, and interpret, the always elusive affective impact of art?

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]]> Words and Music: A Conversation with Author Richard Powers https://humanitiesfutures.org/media/words-music-conversation-author-richard-powers/ Fri, 21 Oct 2016 21:14:22 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=media&p=1651 The Franklin Humanities Institute and Duke’s Forum for Scholars and Publics hosted a casual discussion with novelist Richard Powers, violist...

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]]> Project Orfeo at Baldwin Theater https://humanitiesfutures.org/media/project-orfeo-baldwin-theater/ Fri, 21 Oct 2016 21:10:53 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=media&p=1649 Novelist Richard Powers (“The Time of our Singing” and “The Echomaker”) joins Duke faculty composer Scott Lindroth, the Horszowski Piano...

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]]> Spotlight: Humanities & Interpretive Social Sciences Departments https://humanitiesfutures.org/blog/spotlight-humanities-departments/ Tue, 06 Sep 2016 02:26:00 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=blog&p=1411 Updated 4/9/19 The centerpiece of Humanities Futures is an ambitious set of program partnerships with Duke’s 18 humanities and interpretive...

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]]> Words and Music: A Conversation about Project Orfeo https://humanitiesfutures.org/events/words-music-conversation-project-orfeo/ Tue, 06 Sep 2016 01:16:53 +0000 https://humanitiesfutures.org/?post_type=events&p=1421 Please join the FHI, the Department of Music, and other Duke and external sponsors for Project Orfeo (9/25 @ Baldwin...

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