Abstract:
The global pandemic changed human life forever. Its waves swept across Higher Education,
and the Social Sciences and Humanities also had to suddenly reshape their method of delivery
to fit into the new contingent situation. The need for moving onto the virtual arena became
ever so essential, given the fact that humanity struggled to move beyond its familiar physical
landscape. The changes that these disciplines were expected to introduce to their content and
delivery in the future became a reality overnight. Some were well prepared for this, but some
were not. It was a sudden leap into the future, and there are so many success stories that need
to be shared globally. Yet, there are stories in which students, teachers, and researchers showed
real courage in overcoming certain challenges, virtual and otherwise, in this unexpected turn of
events. Everyone had to rethink the strategies, content, evaluations, and methodologies involved
in the face of this unforeseen challenge. Based on the nonconforming experience, this section
opens a broader dialogue on visualizing the future of the Social Sciences and Humanities and
the potential pedagogical, ontological, methodological, and theoretical challenges that may yet
arise in the twenty-first century.
