Introduction: Reframing the ‘Value’ Debate for the Humanities

Belfiore, Eleonora; Upchurch, Anna

doi:10.1057/9781137361356_1

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“…The value of the arts and humanities lies in the fact that they "address the complexity of contemporary society" in a non-positivist manner. These liberal arts teach undergraduate students critical thinking, writing and ethical skills (Belfiore and Upchurch 2013;Savelieva 2015). The humanities are also needed to cultivate a culture of appreciation of cultural traditions in order to protect modern democracies against industrialisation and far-reaching economisation processes (Sala 2013).…”

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“…Many scholars refer to the idea that the humanities teach people how to think critically (see the discussion above) (Becker 2014;Belfiore and Upchurch 2013;Kagan 2009;Varghese 2011). The famous Steve Jobs who started and developed the Apple computer company into a leader in terms of user-friendly personal computing devices, regarded computer programming as a liberal art that does the same thing (i.e., developing critical thinking)!…”

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Is the Philosophy of the Information Systems Discipline Informed by the Arts and Humanities?

Kroeze

2019

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The Information Systems discipline (IS) is usually regarded as a social science because it includes research on human-related aspects of these systems. However, a limited number of IS research outputs use approaches that are typical of the traditional arts and humanities. Little recognition has been given to the arts and humanities-informed stream of the IS discipline. This article aims to clarify the subtle distinctions between these scientific constellations and IS’s place in it. It highlights the cluster of arts, humanities and IS in the inter-linked world of scientific disciplines and makes some recommendations to build further on these accomplishments.

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Kroeze

2019

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“…These quality judgments are likely to be influenced by external pressures (e.g., government funding) and to change over time. For example, high quality work in one era may be regarded as esoteric in another, when applications, economic worth or educational value are more important (see also : Belfiore & Upchurch, 2013). There are also many examples from the arts and literature where paintings and novels have been acknowledged as masterpieces after the death of their creators.…”

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Do Mendeley reader counts indicate the value of arts and humanities research?

Thelwall

2017

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Mendeley reader counts are a good source of early impact evidence for the life and natural sciences articles because they are abundant, appear before citations, and correlate moderately or strongly with citations in the long term. Early studies have found less promising results for the humanities and this article assesses whether the situation has now changed. Using Mendeley reader counts for articles in twelve arts and humanities Scopus subcategories, the results show that Mendeley reader counts reflect Scopus citation counts in most arts and humanities as strongly as in other areas of scholarship. Thus, Mendeley can be used as an early citation impact indicator in the arts and humanities, although it is unclear whether reader or citation counts reflect the underlying value of arts and humanities research.

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Debating the value of twinning in the United Kingdom: the need for a broader perspective

Ryan

Mazzilli

2021

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The twinning model has been used to develop a wide array of political, economic and cultural relationships that connect communities and institutions in the United Kingdom with counterparts overseas. However, where local governments were once among the most ardent promoters of twinning, years of austerity coupled with changing processes of financial rationalisation, have led many councils to question the value of these relationships. Today, fewer British local authorities are taking up new twinnings and some have even been involved in a process of quiet ‘untwinning’. This paper takes pause to examine what might be lost with this set of changes—it asks: just what is of value of twinning? Taking a cue from ongoing debates in the field of cultural policy studies, it advocates for a broadening and deepening of the operational concept of ‘public value’ to better account for the manifold ways that twinning can deliver pro-social benefits to British communities and their partners.

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Introduction: Reframing the ‘Value’ Debate for the Humanities

Cited by 19 publications

References 8 publications

Is the Philosophy of the Information Systems Discipline Informed by the Arts and Humanities?

Is the Philosophy of the Information Systems Discipline Informed by the Arts and Humanities?

Do Mendeley reader counts indicate the value of arts and humanities research?

Debating the value of twinning in the United Kingdom: the need for a broader perspective

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