’Rhetoric and Writing’ wins Humanities Education Award 2021

On Thursday, 1 July, the Humanities Education Award was handed out. The course Rhetoric and Writing taught by Imogen Cohen in the Bachelor's in English Language and Culture, was announced as winner by the jury. The Audience Award, for which people could vote during the past weeks, goes to Ken je Plaats: Wereldbeeld, Identiteit, en Conflict, 1550 tot 1650, taught by Djoeke van Netten and Jonas van Tol (Bachelor's Geschiedenis). An Innovation Award was handed out to the course deemed the most innovative by the jury: Erik de Jong's Biophilia (Bachelor's Cultuurwetenschappen). All three winners received a cheque worth €1000. The Faculty of Humanities Education Award is handed out annually to a course that stands out because of its innovative qualities or in which inspiring teaching methods are used. In total, four Bachelor's and two Master's courses were nominated this year, selected by the jury from the courses that were entered into the competition.