{"id":37151,"date":"2026-06-22T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb?p=37151"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:28:13","slug":"kyushu-and-durham-university-researchers-jointly-issue-statement-on-transformative-humanities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/news\/37151.html","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu and Durham University Researchers Jointly Issue Statement on Transformative Humanities"},"content":{"rendered":"Kyushu University and Durham University researchers have jointly issued the Kyushu-Durham Statement on Transformative Humanities, presenting a shared vision for the future of the humanities. The statement has been released simultaneously by both institutions as a joint outcome of their ongoing collaboration.\r\n\r\nThe statement builds on discussions from the workshop \u201cTransformative Humanities: Purposes, Pressures, Possibilities,\u201d held on March 24, 2026, at Kyushu University\u2019s Ito Campus. The event brought together scholars from both universities to engage in dialogue on the evolving role of the humanities in a time of rapid social, technological, and institutional change.\r\n\u27a1\ufe0f Read the workshop report: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/topics\/view\/697\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/topics\/view\/697<\/a><\/u>\r\n\r\n<em class=\"txt_bold\">From Workshop Dialogue to Shared Commitment<\/em>\r\nDesigned as an interactive, discussion-oriented forum, the workshop featured a Provocation Talk, lightning presentations, and World Caf\u00e9-style sessions. Participants exchanged perspectives on key themes such as the social value of the humanities, the impact of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, and future directions for education and research.\r\nThe newly issued statement reflects these exchanges and captures a shared understanding of current challenges, core values, and future directions for the humanities.\r\n\r\n<em class=\"txt_bold\">A Shared Vision for Transformative Humanities<\/em>\r\nWhile the full statement provides a detailed articulation, it broadly emphasizes the need for the humanities to engage more actively with society, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, and respond to changing educational and technological environments.\r\nIt highlights the importance of clearly communicating the value of humanities scholarship and fostering education that connects academic inquiry with wider social contexts.\r\n\r\n<em class=\"txt_bold\">Looking Ahead<\/em>\r\nThe publication of this joint statement marks an important step in deepening collaboration between Kyushu University and Durham University. Through continued engagement, researchers from both institutions will work to advance the concept of transformative humanities\u2014an approach that connects rigorous academic inquiry with meaningful contributions to society.\r\n\r\n\u27a1\ufe0f <em class=\"txt_bold\">Read the full Kyushu-Durham Statement on Transformative Humanities:<\/em>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/media_137d7920c854aa7ddae37a3e4364ea34c6ebc5e8f.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37162\" \/><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kyushu-Durham-Statement.pdf\">Kyushu-Durham Statement<\/a><\/u>\r\n\r\n\r\n<em class=\"txt_bold\">Contact<\/em>\r\n<em class=\"txt_bold\">\u30fbProfessor Johan Lauwereyns<\/em>\r\n\u3000Faculty of Arts and Science, Division for Experimental Natural Science\r\n\u3000Email: jl\u2605artsci.kyushu-u.ac.jp\r\n\r\n<em class=\"txt_bold\">\u30fbGlobal Partnership and Alliance, International Affairs Division, International Affairs Department<\/em>\r\n\u3000Email: intlsenryaku\u2605jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp\r\n\r\n*Please replace \u2605 with @ in the email address.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kyushu University and Durham University researchers have jointly issued the Kyushu-Durham Statement on Transformative Humanities, presenting a shared vision for the future of the humanities. The statement has been released simultaneously by both institutions as a joint outcome of their ongoing collaboration. The statement builds on discussions from the workshop \u201cTransformative Humanities: Purposes, Pressures, Possibilities,\u201d<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/news\/37151.html\" class=\"themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[188,183,159],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37151"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37184,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37151\/revisions\/37184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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