Thursday, December 3, 2009

Happy first birthday, Wyo. Humanities blog!

The Wyoming Humanities Council's Vistas Online e-letter celebrates a cyber-milestone:

It's been a successful first year for the Wyoming Humanities Network, the Wyoming Humanities Council's blog! Our most popular post this year was "Why I Love Vintage Advertising," by Communications Coordinator Jenn Koiter.

Here is a short excerpt:

"If the questions of what beauty is and whether it matters are still fit subjects for philosophical speculation (and Elaine Scarry would certainly argue that they are), then thinking people ignore advertising at their peril, since it both reflects and shapes ideas of what is beautiful." (Click here to read the rest of the post.)