The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities will host a presentation on “How to Retract an Article in the Humanities,” by Chris Haufe, assistant professor of philosophy, on Wednesday, March 25, at noon in Clark Hall, Room 206.
There are significant differences between the kind of support humanists and scientists typically provide for their arguments. The standard mode of support in the humanities makes it nearly impossible to imagine circumstances in which the retraction of a publication was warranted, whereas this is routine in science.
The possibility of retraction is not peculiar to science. It is a feature of any culture of inquiry that prioritizes the prevention of error propagation. So why are humanists apparently unconcerned with error propagation? Haufe’s lecture will address this topic.
An informal lunch will be provided at the event, which is free and open to the public. RSVP online at humanities.case.edu/wpgforms/registration-for-retract-and-article/.