As an English major, I know I’m not the first to experience the stigma surrounding the humanities. The age-old judgment seems to be that the humanities are simply easier than STEM. There’s just less work—not every question has one right answer, so many answers can be perceived to be correct. Even now, as I attend…
“But if the actual source is neglected, then there can only be a proliferation of uninspiring, trite entertainment.”
An upcoming Medical Humanities conference hosted by BC will explore the intersection between medicine and the humanities, and will feature presentations of submissions by writers from around the Northeast.
For those who wish to not see their future go to science, everything is going to be just fine.
