ABSTRACT
In this chapter, McAllister and Ruggill argue that the creative, interpersonal, and intercultural intelligences at the heart of the humanities make for an excellent entrepreneurial foundation. They examine humanities internship programs specifically, and the ways they are able to vivify the act of bringing ideas into being. Their case studies are two internship programs at the University of Arizona: one is part of the core curriculum of the Department of Public & Applied Humanities, and the other has helped build the Learning Games Initiative. The authors conclude that it is the liminal space of the internship—interns are not exactly students or employees, falling somewhere in between—that enables the humanities in particular to shine: humanities interns are able to draw on their understanding of the human condition to see, design, and advocate for institutional, interpersonal, and cultural change.
