American Humanities is based on the concept that life isn't really departmentalized. Human beings cannot escape the variety of their culture, the piecing together of their cultural jigsaw puzzle, the search for what it means to be alive. Of course, students and teachers know all that. Students instinctively understand that concept. They love variety.
Students find delight in the interdisciplinary variety of content and with the heresy of overlap.
They know that learning is always about people, about themselves. And so they enjoy the challenge of theorizing about their world, past and present. Teachers know all these things as well. They are always in search of new ways for preparing their students for the larger interdisciplinary world. No matter their training or background, they are resourceful and committed to their students.