Speakers

• Prof Christopher Hamilton — King's College London
• Prof Katy Shaw — Northumbria University
• Dr Nolen Gertz — University of Twente
• Prof Margaret Topping — Queen's University Belfast
• Prof Max Saunders — University of Birmingham

Abstract

How are the Humanities important in the future, how can they contribute to the challenges the future will bring, and in what ways can we study the future itself via humanities subjects? This wide-ranging and thought-provoking session, which was part of the 2023 Being Human Festival, examines how rhyme and reason might meet as we navigate manifold future challenges. Our esteemed panelists address a range of subjects in response to this dichotomy, including digital storytelling and AI-proof narrative skill sets, nihilism and tech, the role that the humanities can play in addressing future global challenges, and how literary speculations about the future compare to other methodologies.

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