The Battle Between Humanities and Social Sciences has begun, and History is leading the charge

‘Two Cultures’ Tension in Social Science

Key philanthropic and government programs offering grants for Ph.D. students appear to be excluding proposals for graduate students in sociology and political science, while favouring proposals from those in history, anthropology and a range of relatively small disciplines, such as art history and ethnomusicology, according to data released Friday.

The article from Inside Higher Education is long, but worth the read. Remember when we were all told that a humanities degree would never get us a job in the private sector? Think again! The social sciences seem to be falling behind heavily in research funding, which is quickly being moved to the humanities (history programs are becoming the biggest benefactor) Will this be a further shift away from the empirical roots of the social sciences into the more subjectivist approach of history and the arts? What does this mean for our high school classroom?