The skills you learn in the humanities are exactly the skills you use in a job search. The humanities teach students to understand the different rules and expectations that govern different genres, to examine social cues and rituals, to think about the audience for and reception of different kinds of communications. In short, they teach students how to apply for the kinds of jobs students will be looking for after college.This is a good piece. I have made similar arguments and will continue to do so, both as a writer and as an advisor in history.
That said, it's still accepting the premise that the value in what we do is about capitalism. I'm not sure, long term, that's going to work.
