Five minutes for the Humanities

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Five Minutes for the Humanities

Members of the editorial collective at Palgrave Macmillan cover the value, both academically and personally, of the humanities through a series of blog pieces.

Victoria Peters, Editorial Director, Humanities - Philosophy and History

Seven Years of Palgrave Macmillan’s Campaign for the Humanities. ... I was a little jealous, and also wondered what a feat of co-ordination it must have been to draw together editorial and marketing voices within a company to pull off a campaign like this, which was general in nature and for the greater good. Now I have worked for Palgrave Macmillan for more than three years, it doesn’t surprise me at all, as I see this passion and commitment to the humanities, and the ability to come together and work as a team, every single day. I hope our authors see it, too.

Philip Getz, Senior Editor Philosophy and Religious Studies

'...As I write these words the entire world is battling the COVID-19 pandemic (...) Without the Humanities it is easy to forget what our lives are actually about, the stories we tell ourselves and the philosophies by which we choose to live.'

Allie Troyanos, Editor for Literature

'When I started my career in publishing, my first jobs were in textbook publishing working on medicine and biology. While I learned a vast amount about academic publishing in these roles, I remember thinking, “Wouldn’t it be fun to work on books related to my background knowledge?”'

Brendan George, Global Head of History and Philosophy

'...Perhaps the humanities have the power to improve us – to make us kinder, better people?'

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