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Volume 24, Issue 1 (2015) Humanities and Policy

Front Matter

Editor's Letter
Ann Acheson

Essays

Margaret Chase Smith Essay: The Urgency of Democracy
William D. Adams

Margaret Chase Smith Essay: The Right of Independent Thought
Jonathan F. Fanton

Articles

The Fabulous Promise and Practical Need for the Humanities in the Twenty-First Century
Liam Riordan

Humanities and Education: Section Introduction

Walden, the Humanities, and the Classroom as Public Space
Kristen Case

Not a Big Stretch: Community College Humanities
Ronald G. Cantor

What Are You Going to Do with That Major?: The Humanities, Jobs, and a Career
Patricia Counihan

Broadening the Gene Pool: The Value of the Humanities Future Success
Michael Grillo

Philosophy Across the Ages
Kirsten Jacobson

Poetry Out Loud: Two Perspectives, Overview
Julie Richard

Poetry Out Loud: Two Perspectives, The Halls Come Alive With the Sound of Poetry
Susan Thebedeau

National History Day: Exploring the Past with Middle and High School Students
John Taylor

Public Humanities: Section Introduction

Power and Pleasure of Ideas: The Maine Humanities Council and the Public Humanities in Maine
Hayden Anderson

Public Libraries: Essential Infrastructure for the Public Humanities
Stephen Podgajny

The Museum That Would Not Die: The Strange Persistence of the Maine State Museum
Bernard P. Fishman

Waterville Creates!: Greater than the Sum of Its Arts
Kerill O'Neill and Nate Rudy

Humanities beyond the Classroom: Blessed Be the Human Ties That Bind
David Richards

Maine's Quality of Place: Section Introduction

The Other Maine Guides: How the Humanities Create Sense of Place and Enrich Tourism
Kreg Ettenger

"What Kind of Place Do We Want to Live In?" Place, the Humanities, and Public Policy in Maine
Carol Norstrom Toner

Maine Sea Grant and the Humanities: Marine Science (and History and Art) for Maine People
Catherine Schmitt

The Power of Language in Changing a Community's Story
Linda Cross Godfrey

Mapping the History of the State: The Historical Atlas of Maine
Stephen J. Hornsby

What Supports the Humanities?: Section Introduction

The Common Good: Collaboration among Cultural Institutions in Maine
Jessica Skwire Routhier

Who Supports the Humanities in Maine? The Benefits (and Challenges) of Volunteerism
Libby Bischof

Why the Humanities Are Necessary to Public Policy, and How
Anna Sims Bartel

Digital Humanities: Section Introduction

Digital Humanities and the Common Good
Pamela Fletcher and Crystal Hall

The Digital Humanities Imperative: An Archival Response
Pauleena MacDougall and Katrina Wynn

The Maine Memory Network: Re-Imagining the Dynamics and Potential of Local History
Stephen Bromage

Northeast Historic Film and the Documentation of Maine’s History
Jim Henderson and Karan Sheldon

Data Curation Needed to Avoid a Digital Dark Age
Desiree Butterfield-Nagy

Maine in the Global Age: Section Introduction

The Role of the Humanities in Rural Community Development
Sheila Jans

A Role for World Languages in Improving Maine’s Economic Climate
Jane Smith

Muslims in Maine: Eid Mubarak!
Reza Jalali

Roundtable/Group Interview

Regionalism and Contemporary Artists in Maine: Opportunities and Challenges
George Kinghorn

Interview

The Importance of the Humanities: Reflections from Leading Policymakers
Linda Silka