Nationality
Canada
John Noyes is part of the 2016 1st Semester, 2017 1st Semester, and 2020 1st Semester cohorts at STIAS.
Projects
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Global Citizenship and the Practice of Being Human. South African Visions and the legacy of Enlightenment
This project addresses the idea of global citizenship and common humanity in South Africa today. -
Global Humanities
This application is the first part of a larger long-term project on the establishment of an Academy of Global Humanities.
Related to John Noyes
Article
Can Art answer the age-old question of what it means to be human? Fellows' seminar by John Noyes
I am interested in the persistence of attempts to understand the unity of humanity alongside manifestations of human diversity.
Article
Exploring alternative channels for global humanities knowledge - Fellows' seminar by John Noyes and Bo Stråth
Our project is built on the widespread perception that the way knowledge is produced, managed, applied and disseminated on a global scale today is damaging to the environment and to social relations, said John Noyes of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto.
Publication
Humanism, embodied knowledge, and postcolonial theory
Noyes, John. 2019. Humanism, embodied knowledge, and postcolonial theory. In M. Albrecht (Ed.), Postcolonialism Cross-Examined. Multidirectional Perspectiv...